- Safiu Kehinde
No fewer than 280 illegal property at Mayegun Waterfront Scheme are under the risk of possible demolition as Lagos state government issues contravention notice to the property owners.
This was disclosed in a statement on the state government’s official X handle on Tuesday.
The illegal property, according to the statement, were marked over the risk they poised in creation of slums, distortion of the Lagos State Master plan, and erosion of the state coastal area of Eti Osa Local Government.
As contained in the contravention notice, the property occupants are to provide relevant documentations and approvals that justify their occupation of the properties within seven days or risk the demolition of the properties if they fail to comply.
“To forestall the creation of slums, distortion of the Lagos State Master plan and erosion of the state coastal area, the Lagos State Government on Saturday issued contravention notices to over 280 illegal property owners and occupiers in the Mayegun Waterfront Scheme, located in the Eti Osa Local Government area of the State.
“According to the Contravention Notices, the occupants are required to provide relevant documentation and approvals that justify their occupation of the properties in question within seven days of the notice, failure of which a demolition notice will be served on them.
“The over 280 properties, which included completed, under-construction, and undeveloped lands, were found to be without any government papers authorising their construction after a detailed technical assessment of the Mayegun Waterfront Scheme by the survey team of the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development charged with the responsibility of maintaining the Lagos State Waterfront Schemes.” The statement read in part.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Ekundayo Alebiosu, urged the property owners to voluntarily remove their structures before the expiration of the contravention notices served on them or come forward to regularise their documents if they have any to avoid penalty.
He warned that all the illegal activities along the Waterfront schemes and corridor must come to an end immediately as the State Government will no longer condone or accept people encroaching on government properties, land and setbacks.