EgunMogaji:


How will you know how many people are on board?

oyb:


its because class action lawsuits are not a thing in nigeria

buyers have no business vetting consumer goods - which is what lekki gardens is

if a client is building a high rise or shopping complex or some such, he can engage multiple consultants who would be checking and signing off on other members of the team. individuals do not have the skill set to start accessing every single thing they are paying for.

how do you even do due diligence in something you are not trained in - thats just nigerian gragra

Beulah09:


What is the TRUTH? That subscribers are going to share in the blame? When Lekki gardens get to court, they should have as their defense that the subscribers did not do anything!

Beulah09:


Brabus, I have seen you 'argue' over issues without knowing that you are digging a hole for yourself.

texazzpete:
I wonder.

Everyone has horror stories to tell about Nigerian hospitals. Many people have had terrible experiences there. My own grandfather died in UBTH over a decade ago on one dark night when the doctor gave a diabetic patient a glucose drip.

It still doesn't make sense for me or anyone to say anyone using LUTH or UBTH is partly to blame if anything goes wrong.
If a paying customer does not get value for money, your ire should go to the defaulting party.

Back to LG, it's worth noting that many of those YouTube videos came from estates that people invested in after being suckered by the very first set of buildings Lekki gardens put up.

It's all good to look at things in hindsight, but not all information is readily available at start. Certainly, I'd question the wisdom of anyone buying an LG property now until the Lagos State Government property survey is done.

As far as property values are concerned, it depends on multiple factors. Location and safety are key criteria. You'll still see robust valuation for LG houses in the phase 1 area that pass the Govt audit...especially the ones that aren't in high rise apartment blocks and where sandfilling wasn't employed.

Beulah09:


You are free to disagree BUT it will not change the fact!

Pick ANY architectural drawing or structural drawing and you will see a small print there showing that the Architect or Engineer is not LIABLE for projects not supervised by him. When you put your stamp or seal on a drawing, you are putting your professional reputation at risk! As an engineer, your license can be withdrawn and prevented from practising for some years. This is not limited to Nigeria. In most climes, there are things you cannot do except you have the appropriate certification/license/competency.

It should not be too difficult to make use of professionals.

skimanski:


I'm talking about what the value will be in a near future. Not now.

Even now I know some guyz that have finished their houses and want to resell as well as some that haven't finished. But they claim the offers they receive do not work for them at all. According to a seller. He might just have to sell for any little added offer and count his losses.

EgunMogaji:


The video that I linked from YouTube earlier ( which was published September 2015 per YouTube and never stated as an eye witness account to the 2016 disaster ) says it all. Just not sure why anyone would want to live like that. Looks like a county project.

But hey it's bound to have stupendous sea breeze though

true2home:
This problem in LG is a society problem. Firstly, Who pays for a house that he/she has not seen? The so called OFF Plan concept is Freud. Anytime i see those two words on any development or the so called Service Plot or House, i run.

Most Nigerians do not understand what a Service whatever is or mean. IT Simply a Rented Land from the developer. You build a house on someone else land. They will continue to charge your forever for renting their land. It called a CONDOMINIUM in the USA.

I laughed when the Tenant was suing LG for charging them for service land they bought. They signed for it without understanding what they were buying. Typical of us Nigerian. Wanting to feel among without know what we want to join. But Nigeria being what it is, LG lost in court to their Tenant while they should have won easily if it was US.

Anyways, LG was greedy. They need to sell outright and let the home owners develop their management services through HOA( Home Owner Association). The good thing about HOA is that it provides the community a standard and its the home owners that come together to implement policies that work for them, not the developer.

My advice for now, When you hear SERVICE PLOT OR HOUSE, I beg run for your life. Na Naija we dey ooo

back2sender:

Did you get the public utility damaged by your truck repaired?

44chux:

Are u sure its NPF?
The police I know would impound the truck 1st and ask u to bail it if not in addition to urself

EgunMogaji:
Does Nigeria have a whistleblowing mechanism?

If a citizen spots or suspectd defects in commercial building and has photographic proof, is there an agency that it can be reported to?

This may encourage people to turn stuff in and potentially help save lives.

oyb:


You have an over inflated opinion of yourself.

You think you are the only one attached to the construction industry here?

mavverick:
I am glad that me and BRABUS agree on something for once, its been a long time since that last happened.

This case would have been one where are top law firms (Aluko & Oyebode,Banwo & Ighodalo,Olaniwun Ajayi LP,Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie), could have taken up a pro-bono case for the plaintiffs, its a guaranteed win win case and LG will be the first ones coming out to settle out of court.

But guess what, unlikely to happen as they patronise same ashawos and drink at the same joints.

mavverick:

Make we bet am, nothing will happen to LG and in a few months time when the dust settles, they will start selling again. This is nija, you will just hear that the foreigners mostly Cotonou and Togo people have been settled.

Beulah09:

I doubt that Lekki Garden will survive this. Firstly they will have to refund the buyers of those flats. There will likely be civil and criminal cases against them that may require them to pay huge damages.

abdulwastecx:


Thank you my oga.. But I am not an engineer yet, don't let COREN cone after me lol. We are getting there sha. Thanks sir.

Get there on time o. The world is waiting for you. If I give you the CV of those behind Circle Mall Lekki, you'll know where you ought to be.
Take some time to learn the business part and move to where your brain is needed. Just an advice.