Lagos state government to put an end to rising occurrence

The Lagos state government has is set to stop building collapses.

According to the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr.

“Let me declare that the State Government is determined to ensure that Lagos remains the centre and hub of activities, hence our resolute on commitment to zero tolerance for building collapse in the state.

To those who would rather engage in illegal development, I must reiterate government’s determination to ensure that no developer would be allowed to put people’s lives at risk.

Developers who engage in illegal development would face the full wrath of law and forfeit such properties to government", he said.

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Anifowoshe also revealed that the government has found over defective 500 buildings.

He urged the owners to take care of their buildings before the June 3rd ultimatum.

"We have identified over 500 distressed and abandoned buildings. We have identified them and we have evacuated the occupants. We have sealed the buildings. It cost the government huge amount of money to pull down any building. And the government cannot put all its money in demolition alone. That was why we have decided to embark on the exercise in phases.

The buildings we have identified were the ones we know are dangerous for habitation. And we have given the owners three months ultimatum to correct the error. And by June 3rd, the ultimatum will expire.‎ The marking of the buildings is ongoing. We went round the entire state to identify distressed buildings and very soon, we will release another list of distressed buildings in state", he added.