The Lagos State Government has issued contravention notices to over 280 property owners and occupiers of the Mayegun Waterfront Scheme in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area and the Lekki waterfront setbacks.
Penpushing reports that the government made this known on Tuesday via its X handle and asked property owners to report with available documents or titles authorising them to use the setback, warning that failure to do so may result in their properties being sealed or demolished.
The government on the Mayegun Waterfront Scheme, in a statement explained that the move was to forestall the creation of slums, distortion of the Lagos State Masterplan and erosion of the state’s coastal area
“The occupants are required to provide relevant documentation and approvals that justify their occupation of the properties in question within 7 days of the notice, failure of which a demolition notice will be served on them’, the statement said.
Penpushing further reports that the government in another post named those illegally occupying the Lekki waterfront setbacks, stressing that in its continued efforts to sanitise the Lagos State Waterfront corridor served contravention notices on Farm City, Jonah Court, among others
“In its continued efforts to sanitise the Lagos State Waterfront corridor, the Lagos State Government served contravention notices on Farm City, Jonah Court, DHL, Polo Avenue and 65 others at Admiralty Way and Wole Olateju in Lekki Phase 1 abating Lekki Cowrie Creek encroaching on Lekki Waterfront setback,” the post reads.
Penpushing also reports that the Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Yacoob Alebiosu, stated that all the companies served are occupying the waterfront setbacks illegally, thereby contravening Lagos State Waterfront Law No 3 of 2009 for the regulation of Waterfront Development in Lagos State and connected purposes.
The Commissioner urged them to report to the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Block 10, the state secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, with available documents or titles authorising them to use the setback.
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