AMNESTY WINDOW AFTERMATH, LAGOS GOVT SEALS BUILDINGS WITHOUT PERMIT
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The Lagos State Government on Friday reaffirmed its firm stance against illegal building constructions as it sealed multiple buildings being constructed without planning permits in Lagos Island.
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide, who led the exercise to caution against contravening buildings, said that it had become imperative for the government to compel the right and positive attitude from the people towards physical planning laws, after months of gracious amnesty to buildings without a planning permit.
“The amnesty programme provided an opportunity for property owners to regularise their building permits without facing immediate penalties. Unfortunately, many disregarded this initiative while it lasted and proceeded with illegal constructions that failed to meet structural, environmental, and safety standards. Our goal is to encourage compliance, ensuring that Lagos remains a safe and orderly city for all residents”, he said.
According to him, “The exercise, which will be extended to other parts of the State, underscores the Lagos State Government’s commitment to enforcing physical planning laws. No doubt, unregulated developments pose significant risks to the built environment, including structural collapse, environmental degradation, and disruption to planned city layouts”.
The affected properties that were sealed for lacking the requisite permits for building construction include No. 7 Okesuna Street, 42/64 Okepopo Street, 11/15 Sunmonu Street, 22 Olushi Street and 8, Isale Gangan Street. Others are on Oroyinyin, Faji and Omididun streets, among others.
The Commissioner decried the spate of illegal building construction on Lagos Island, especially building on narrow strips of land that leave no room for adequate setbacks and air spaces, ordering the stoppage of the ongoing construction on number 8, Isalegangan Street for its narrowness.
He reminded residents, property owners and property developers of their civic duty to obtain necessary approvals before embarking on building construction while urging owners of adjoining small parcels of land to seriously consider the land-pooling option to aid a livable, organised and sustainable built environment.
Olumide highlighted the importance of reporting illegal constructions, saying that residents were encouraged to provide information that would assist the government in discovering physical planning contraventions at their infancy and act promptly in the interest of all to sustain the State’s development agenda as it relates to the physical planning sector.
Also present during the exercise were the Permanent Secretary, Office of Physical Planning, Engr. Olumide Sotire, Directors in the Ministry and functionaries of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA).
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