Rebuilding Lagos
Unlocking historic cobwebs: Pains of Demolition and what Sanwo-Olu, Tokunbo Wahab need to do

By Adewale Adeoye

The Current challenge
There is a popular narrative on-going in Lagos: The ‘demolition’ of several buildings and homes. There are many ways perspectives to look at the issue. In the heart of the State Government, demolition can also mean ‘Rebranding or Rebuilding Lagos.’ For those whose homes are pulled down, at a time of harsh living conditions, it is the end of the world, if not suicide.

Let us face it. Lagos has a huge town planning challenge, the city’s geometric increase in population make matters worse. Lagos is the most populated city state in Africa. Johannesburg, the economic capital of South Africa is 5.635m; Cairo in Egypt: 22.623m. Lagos is one of the 10 most populated city in the world. It is both an asset, if well managed, and a liability, if poorly governed.

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