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Lagos state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, hints at possibility of residents paying for the demolition of their structures in the future

Wahab disclosed this on Tuesday while replying to a comment by Ola Kasali, who tweeted with the handle @Olakaslas on X (formerly Twitter) requesting that a user who called out the Lagos State Government for demolishing their buildings in Mende estate at Kosofe Local Government Area of the state recently should be made to pay for demolition and cleaning fees.

One Ilemona who uses the handle @I_am_Ilemona had posted a picture of a building development permit by the Lagos State Physical Planning and Development Authority with ref: KS07/DO/375/45/109 signed by the then District Officer, Kosofe District, Mrs PO Emuze to the Managing Director, Legrande Engineering Services Limited on July 29, 2008.

The letter read, “I am directed to inform you that your application for development permit has been granted approval under the provisions of the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law 2005. Physical Development Provisions.

“You are, however, advised to maintain the conditions given in the Development Permit and comply with the conditions stated by the Ministry of Environment.:

Ilemona then queried why the building permit signed 16 years ago was not enough to stop the demolition of the properties in the estate.

Replying, Wahab, in a lengthy tweet, wrote, Dear @I_Am_Ilemona, I have had to ignore a lot of individuals making ignorant positions about the Mende issue, but let me take a few minutes to educate you again.
“First, the tweet you mischievously attached this document to was my response to your attention-seeking tweet, just as this one about Ikota, where some other people also encroached on the canal’s right-of-way. This has since been removed, and construction of the drainage channel is currently ongoing.

“In your very shallow opinion on Mende, take your time to read item 3.0 of the document that you posted, stating, and I quote, ‘You are, however, advised to maintain the conditions given in the Development Permit and comply with the conditions stated by the Ministry of Environment.’ The question now is, were the conditions met? No! The condition was simple: to leave a certain metre away from the beacon.”

The commissioner said the developer sponsoring those protesting knew what he was doing.

“The Developer who is sponsoring many of you knew what he was doing. He went ahead, encroaching on the part for which he was not approved. If you build beyond the approved plan, you have violated the conditions of approval, and your approval becomes entirely invalid. As they say, ‘The wheel of justice may be slow, but one day, it will grind to a halt.’ ”

He, however, noted that the era of what he described as ‘anyhowness’ in the state id now over, adding, “We cannot be complaining about a problem and still complain about the solution.”

Pleased with his response, a user, Ola Kasali, who tweeted with the handle @Olakaslas, wrote, “The commissioner only gave him just one of his crimes, the second one is what I am giving you, and there is a 3rd and a 4th. In fact, this person owes the government demolition and cleaning fees.”

Wahab further replied, “At some point, we’ll get to that!.” Recently, the Lagos State Government commenced demolition of some buildings at Arowojogbe in Mende estate.

The demolition sparked outrage from residents as video clips of the exercise appeared on social media.

Narrating the reason for the demolition, Wahab said the buildings were demolished to avert flooding of the entire mainland.

The commissioner added that the demolished structures were built on System 1 drainage right of way to the Odo Iya Alaro River.

emkz:
Atiku, how many times has Daniel Bwala visited you since you lost elections?

Let me remind you of the advise I gave you during your birthday before Daniel Bwala ported:

Kewtt:
Frozen out by intelligence driven presidency

T8ksy:
@ bolded, above..........Really? Are igbos truly ready to leave Nigeria??
So what then is the meaning of their slogan in the last election ; a new Nigeria is POssible.

ValarDoharis:
Use your head!

Igbos are different from Obidients!
There has been agitation for Biafra since the 60s

BOYS2MEN:
Dem sprinkle Maggi with enough Cameroun pepper for diz one tozo brain

gidgiddy:
Isn't it obvious why nobody was killed? Nobody invaded no where. If people in military uniform had invaded armed, there would have been a shootout. Have you heard of where armed men in Nigeria were just persuaded to drop their guns and surrender like that? That doesn't happen

The entire thing was staged. There is no truth to the story that armed Oduduwa agitators invaded anywhere. They have done this many times with IPOB. Indiscriminately arrest some young boys, parade them with guns, Biafran flag and military uniforms, tag them IPOB, dish out one incredible story about how the security forces subdued them with superior fire power. It has happened many times

SeeWahala:
Nobody was killed because there were no bullets in their guns

Plus, everybody knows that a gun in the hands of a lowly coward in a war zone is just a very useless piece of heavy iron

helinues:
That's your own personal opinion which I can't do sh.it about

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Coldkev17:
You can never see a yoruba who discriminate amongst each other on ethnicity and religious matter, they romance peacefully regardless of their religion.
They openly/carefully accept every tribe in marriage.

I currently have a Igbo girl friend, 20, who her parents always tell her it's a NO-NO answer if they bring a Yoruba man in the future. She's born and raised in SW

She's so baffle with this discrimination from her biased parent

Talk about yours?

Oracleforce:
And you should also do well.to.post a similar appointment under the Tinubu administration if ..nah only the Yoruba people he appointed to all these positions... hypocrite!!!

Jonathan's wife used her influence to appoint Rose Uzoma as the CG for immigration service and that was the worst appointment made by the Jonathan administration because the ugly woman messed up the entire immigration structure...... nepotism and tribalism has started since the independence of this country no be Bola Tinubu Administration this started .....and.this.was why all these Southeast people keep praising Jonathan administration more than.any other adminstration despite being wrecked and marred by massive corruption...

Oracleforce:
And you should also do well.to.post a similar appointment under the Tinubu administration if ..nah only the Yoruba people he appointed to all these positions... hypocrite!!!

Jonathan's wife used her influence to appoint Rose Uzoma as the CG for immigration service and that was the worst appointment made by the Jonathan administration because the ugly woman messed up the entire immigration structure...... nepotism and tribalism has started since the independence of this country no be Bola Tinubu Administration this started .....and.this.was why all these Southeast people keep praising Jonathan administration more than.any other adminstration despite being wrecked and marred by massive corruption...

Deadlytruth:
You are the victim of moronic plague here. If my tribe had adopted Jonathan as their son despite the fact that they knew he was truly not, then I will blame them for whatever consequences it brings to them. Igbos have a chameleonic attitude and always want to have it both ways. You can't eat your cake and still have it. If I may ask you, which other region apart from the SE called Jonathan their adopted political son? None of them did so because they knew the implication it will have on them in the power equation. Only you Igbos take such short sighted positions on issues and sooner or later it boomerangs and the next thing is victim card play.

Oracleforce:
Jonathan did it during his adminstration.....

No be today ...go and check the record ....and stop exhibiting your ignorance

Deadlytruth:
You obviously weren't following the argument attentively back then. The point being made was that Igbos adopted Jonathan and claimed he was their son hence Igbos were implicitly saying that they were already having their turn in power and should therefore not demand for a turn again until power has gone round all the other five geopolitical zones.