The Lagos State Government has begun the demolition of what it termed as unsafe and illegal buildings at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo.
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on New Media, Jubril Gawat, who confirmed this in a post on X on Thursday, stated that the move was to restore order and enforce physical planning laws.
Gawat said that the operation was targeted at “illegal developments, structures without statutory approvals, defective structures, and buildings erected on road setbacks and drainage.”
“The Lagos State Government has begun removal of illegal developments, structures without statutory approvals and defective structures, and structures built on road setbacks and drainages in the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo Local Government area,” Gawat said.
The State Ministry of Physical Planning, Building Control Agency, Urban Renewal Agency, and Physical Planning Permit Authority carried out the operation.
Also present were the Office of Infrastructure, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, and security agencies who provided backup during the exercise.
