livinbygrace:


I don’t pity these mechanics or artisan.Very dishonest set of human being.They should go and rent a place from those exorbitant amount they charge their customers
You want government to provide land for you to do your personal business?No wonder Fulani herdsmen are also demanding land from Federal Government

help me tell dem o........as a matter of fact, lagos government should enact a law , that will deal of those selling on the road, constructing illegal structures for markets........they are just messing up everywhere.........

Festac is a slum!
Demolish the entire place

AerialMapper:
Festac is a slum!
Demolish the entire place

You no well, you know wetin dem dey call slum...

Reelmii:
if that is how u see it

The festac residents should be ready for the increase in robbery and kidnapping .... Infact, that whole Express road from mile 2, any body passing there should take any thing they see there

Hmm.
Didn't you know that order to leave that place has been issued a long time ago?.
What do you expect government to do when people refused the vacate the place?.
It's okay for us to blame the government for their insensitivity on what the people are passing through but should peopl continue to occupy where they are not need?.

lasheun:
Very bad.
But what has to be done has to be done.
Lagos wahala

About half of Lagos needs to be demolished its unplanned,unsightly or the structures are unapproved .

Asahafa ....

naptu2:


https://nairametrics.com/2021/06/14/lagos-fha-demolishes-agboju-market-buildings-in-festac-as-traders-artisans-lament/

Look at someone that committed a crime and is happy to say so!
He claimed they sandfilled the swamp! The place is supposed to be a swamp to absorb water! I blame the govt sha! If they have prosecuted people that sandfilled swamps, they won't be bold to be holding a press conference

esnbrutality:
LAGOS STATE NO GET MOUTH FOR THE MOVES OF FHA.

EVEN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN FESTAC TOWN IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR DEMOLITION.

FESTAC TOWN IS A PURELY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ESTATE. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS A SCAM.

SO @naptu....its was the FHA TASK FORCE THAT DEMOLISHED THAT AXIS..WHEREAS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WAS COLLECTING ILLEGAL TAXES FROM THEM.

Goldenurch:


Don't mind all these people spreading unverified information..instead of reaching out to FHA for the exact version or accurate details, they are crediting the demolishing to Lagos State..wetin concern Okada man with seat belt?

I wish I had seen this earlier.

It is always very important to read the text before reacting to it. What are you reacting to if you haven't read and understood what was written?

It was clearly stated in the article that the FHA invited the Lagos State Task Force to carry out the demolition. Of course I know that the FHA owns Festac Town. I have been going there since the late 1970s when it was new and houses were still being allocated. Read what is written in the article.

Oweku:
I saw d demolition yesterday... What can I do than watch..

If to say 1 big prominent person house or shop dey there now ; at least small compensation for fit come..


All these poor people wen dey try make ends meet nai dey fo ri co pass..

No Big man will get compensation..that place is a buffer zone.. I've lived in Festac all my life, this place is in a total mess now

LuQuLuQu:


Unfortunately it's only yorubas and hausas that operate shanties there.
The yoruba men use there for mechanic while their women cook under the trees there..

So mind what you're spewing from your gutter mouth

For festac market or another one? Igbo people full there like..

Reelmii:
Where do they want the traders to move too


We are always quick to demolish, but to build go take us another 10yrs,, what is their reason for demolishing a market ?

I am not even sure 23 road market is still existing


I heard they destroyed Aguda market too....

Why wont crime rate increase

23rd market was demolished a week to xmas last year

Bifwoli:
About half of Lagos needs to be demolished its unplanned,unsightly or the structures are unapproved .

It alright sir.
May we all find peace in the eyes of God.
Because men are wicked.
Peace

esnbrutality:
LAGOS STATE NO GET MOUTH FOR THE MOVES OF FHA.

EVEN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN FESTAC TOWN IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR DEMOLITION.

FESTAC TOWN IS A PURELY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ESTATE. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS A SCAM.

SO @naptu....its was the FHA TASK FORCE THAT DEMOLISHED THAT AXIS..WHEREAS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WAS COLLECTING ILLEGAL TAXES FROM THEM.

Don't mind all these people spreading unverified information..instead of reaching out to FHA for the exact version or accurate details, they are crediting the demolishing to Lagos State..wetin concern Okada man with seat belt?

Hmmm

It is only the poor people the government will be terrorizing.

Why are they not demolishing all the illegal buildings that were built on, for example, the love/sport gardens all over Festac?

If you check now, you'd find out that area is a residential area not meant for markets..

In other news, check out the cost of building a 4 bedroom bungalow below

https://thearchitect.com.ng/cost-4-bedroom-bungalow/

Long overdue

chukiz:


You no well, you know wetin dem dey call slum...

Yes… and festac is a slum!

Do you have good roads, running tap water, green areas ( please don’t count the jungles surrounding it)?

Festac is a slum

naptu2:
https://nairametrics.com/2021/06/14/lagos-fha-demolishes-agboju-market-buildings-in-festac-as-traders-artisans-lament/

EXCELLENT!
Nigeria might eventually stop being a nation of ANYHOWNESS.

Btw, the area is NOT “Buffa Zone” but rather a designated buffer zone…
Sand-filing it, as the traders boasted, merely diverted water flow and made other areas flood-prone!
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mfm04622:
Look at someone that committed a crime and is happy to say so!
He claimed they sandfilled the swamp! The place is supposed to be a swamp to absorb water! I blame the govt sha! If they have prosecuted people that sandfilled swamps, they won't be bold to be holding a press conference

Bless you! Didn’t even see your comment before I made mine above…
Sand-filling the buffer zone (not “Buffa Zone”) made other areas flood-prone.
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AerialMapper:
Yes… and festac is a slum!

Do you have good roads, running tap water, green areas ( please don’t count the jungles surrounding it)?

Festac is a slum

Festac used to have green areas (and obviously good roads and tap water)…
It therefore sounds like what the government is trying to restore. Kudos to them.
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Reelmii:
Where do they want the traders to move too

We are always quick to demolish, but to build go take us another 10yrs,, what is their reason for demolishing a market ?

I am not even sure 23 road market is still existing

I heard they destroyed Aguda market too....

Why wont crime rate increase

They shouldn’t have been there in the first place…
And sand-filing the place rendered other areas flood-prone.

Nigeria will never advance until we abide by basic laws, rules and regulations…
We always accuse the elite of impunity but it actually runs THROUGHOUT society.

Every single space in Lagos is turned into a market these days…
Sidewalks, traffic islands, bus stops, etc., and then we complain about chaos and filth.
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Oweku:
I saw d demolition yesterday... What can I do than watch..

If to say 1 big prominent person house or shop dey there now ; at least small compensation for fit come..

All these poor people wen dey try make ends meet nai dey fo ri co pass..

You mean like the houses demolished on Banana Island?
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boom99:
Hardship continues. They were given 7days to move out. I went through those places yesterday, I literally wept for the thousands of families that were affected. I wonder how they would cope going forward.

Ishilove:
One week is too short a time frame to give them. Lagos is run by an elitist government that does not care for the hoi polloi.

FHA has been giving these guys notice for SEVERAL YEARS now…
I remember when they tried to do PPP for Festac Town Phase II, they gave notice and it was IGNORED!
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WesternOligarch:
Lagos should use this same energy on those okada boys.

Okada boys are hustlers.

BabaOneChance:

Okada boys are hustlers.

Which stupid hustlers.....

rectitude:
Creating more problems and less solutions have been the order of the day with the leadership of this country. The traders are now left to their fate.

Why can't there be a provisional market that these traders can be moved to before demolishing the shops they toiled so hard to acquire.

Only God can help us now.

Frankly, I have mixed feelings here…
As human beings we are empathetic, but society really shouldn’t be “rewarding” rule-breakers. Like kidnapping, it merely encourages more.
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Reelmii:
The festac residents should be ready for the increase in robbery and kidnapping .... Infact, that whole Express road from mile 2, any body passing there should take any thing they see there

Abegi, Nigerians should stop this RUBBISH mentality…
An orderly, lawful society creates MORE economic opportunities than a disorderly lawless one!
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9jaRealist:


You mean like the houses demolished on Banana Island?
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9jaRealist:


Festac used to have green areas (and obviously good roads and tap water)…
It therefore sounds like what the government is trying to restore. Kudos to them.
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But until it is restored, it is now a what? …slum

I lived there in the early 80’s so I know how it originally was. Can it be restored? With very strong will… maybe

Agboju market, the brothel there has fine bannys that year. Had a memorable time spending three weeks there.