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LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by Globalinfo247(op): 7:58pm On Apr 06, 2024





The Lagos State Government is set to demolish a portion of the popular Landmark Beach Resort to give way for the coastal highway construction of the Lagos-Calabar road project.



This was contained in a letter to the proprietor of Landmark Beach Resort, Paul Onwuanibe, dated March 19, 2024, and signed by the Deputy Director (Development Matters Department) Tpl Shomolu O., on behalf of the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.



In the letter, Lagos state authorities notified Onwuanibe that he had seven days to leave his multimillion-dollar beach resort so it could be torn down.





LASG to demolish $200 million Landmark Beach Resort for costal highway project
Onwuanibe



Onwuanibe, 58, explained that the government said his Landmark Beach resort – a top-tier destination visited by about a million local and foreign visitors last year – had to be removed as it “falls within the right of way” of a planned 700-kilometer (435-mile) coastal highway designed to link the former capital city to Calabar, a port city near the border with Cameroon.



Onwuanibe told CNN he had obtained the land in 2007 before the plans for the coastal highway were drawn up, and felt a mix of emotions after receiving the demolition order, which also urged him to file compensation claims.




“One was amazement, second was concern and the third one was, ‘is this real or is this an April Fools’ (Day prank in) advance?’” Onwuanibe said.




The beach resort which is valued at over $200 million, according to Onwuanibe, is home to over 80 businesses and provides more than 4,000 direct jobs. It also generates over 2 billion naira ($1.5 million) in annual tax revenue.



Recall that the Lagos state government had written the company in two different national newspaper on the demolition.



See a copy of the letter below.

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Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by LagosFirstSon: 8:08pm On Apr 06, 2024
No wonder Lagos has the highest debt in Nigeria

Spend billions for a project that they know that will still be destroyed

Hisses
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by Zxcvbnmghtr: 8:09pm On Apr 06, 2024
LagosFirstSon:
No wonder Lagos has the highest debt in Nigeria

Spend billions for a project that they know that will still be destroyed

Hisses
If you have nothing sensible to say please keep quiet 🤐
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by LagosFirstSon: 8:10pm On Apr 06, 2024
Helinues, if you must quote me, use your main moniker
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by LagosFirstSon: 8:11pm On Apr 06, 2024
Zxcvbnmghtr:
If you have nothing sensible to say please keep quiet 🤐
Make una continue to spend billions on project that will still be demolished

Awon onigbese
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by helinues: 8:11pm On Apr 06, 2024
Good.

That would create space for more prosperous business in the area
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by Zxcvbnmghtr: 8:11pm On Apr 06, 2024
LagosFirstSon:
Helinues, if you must quote me, use your main moniker
Lol cheesy
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by LagosFirstSon: 8:12pm On Apr 06, 2024
helinues:
Good.

That would create space for more prosperous business in the area
Ok so why spending billions of naira on projects without thinking ahead ?

Just asking
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by Zxcvbnmghtr: 8:13pm On Apr 06, 2024
LagosFirstSon:
Make una continue to spend billions on project that will still be demolished

Awon onigbese
That will be demolished by Igbos like End Sars. That can never happen again.
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by LagosFirstSon: 8:14pm On Apr 06, 2024
Zxcvbnmghtr:
That will be demolished by Igbos like End Sars. That can never happen again.
So anyone that speaks the truth is Igbo

Look, I am more Lagos and more Yoruba than some of you from Ekiti and Oyo state claiming Lagos .

Lagos belongs to Lagos Indigine alone
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by helinues: 8:15pm On Apr 06, 2024
LagosFirstSon:
Ok so why spending billions of naira on projects without thinking ahead ?

Just asking
The Lagos State Government is set to demolish a portion of the popular Landmark Beach Resort to give way for the coastal highway construction of the Lagos-Calabar road project.
Could you please read and comprehend without bugging me
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by LagosFirstSon:
helinues:
Could you please read and comprehend without bugging me
Lagos will experience good development when APC is chased out of the state

Right now , Na play Lagos just dey play .
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by Zxcvbnmghtr: 8:17pm On Apr 06, 2024
LagosFirstSon:
So anyone that speaks the truth is Igbo

Look, I am more Lagos and more Yoruba than some of you from Ekiti and Oyo state claiming Lagos .

Lagos belongs to Lagos Indigine alone
Stale. Say something new.
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by FreeStuffsNG:
Development has eluded that backend part of highbrow Victoria Island for decades and my guess has always been that there's a reason folks avoid buying land there and building up the place.

It's very painful that someone will go and buy that land. Smh. Mr Paul Onwuanibe should have avoided that place, he should have sensed that there's a reason there's no development in that large expanse of space in VI and even LASG kept it that way. It was too obvious and risky.

Something is fishy about that land and the best bet is that govt had designated it for future developments.

Paraman:
It seems the government won't destroy the property again, the road will be reroute
Here's the news as at today.
https://nairametrics.com/2024/04/06/lasg-to-demolish-200-million-landmark-beach-resort-for-costal-highway-project/

Seems they will be compensated and not road reroute. Those whose houses were already demolished may cry foul and litigate.
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by helinues: 8:19pm On Apr 06, 2024
LagosFirstSon:
Lagos will experience will development when APC is chased out of the state

Right now , Na play Lagos just dey play .
Have you given up about your home state Imo state abi what's the obsession about Lagos state for?

Keep that impersonating story to yourself cos no one is buying it..
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by Slytiger: 8:26pm On Apr 06, 2024
You guys and posting half news.

From Landmark 👇

Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by mrvitalis(m): 8:28pm On Apr 06, 2024
I don't pity any igbo man whose property us demolished in Lagos

😂😂😂 oguta lake is there let him go n build there

They never learn
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by Slytiger: 8:30pm On Apr 06, 2024
LagosFirstSon:
Lagos will experience will development when APC is chased out of the state

Right now , Na play Lagos just dey play .
APC's Lagos.
This is the type of development other state governors should emulate. If you are pained, river Nigeria is always available for you to do the do.

Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by LagosFirstSon: 8:35pm On Apr 06, 2024
Slytiger:
APC's Lagos.
This is the type of development other state governors should emulate. If you are pained, river Nigeria is always available for you to do the do.
Show us mushin, agege , ajegunle and ikorodu in Lagos .

Lagos was ranked 2nd and 3rd worst place to live on earth by the European council for a reason.

Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by Paraman: 8:38pm On Apr 06, 2024
FreeStuffsNG:
Development has eluded that backend part of highbrow Victoria Island for decades and my guess has always been that there's a reason folks avoid buying land there and building up the place.

It's very painful that someone will go and buy that land. Smh. Mr Paul Onwuanibe should have avoided that place, he should have sensed that there's a reason there's no development in that large expanse of space in VI and even LASG kept it that way. It was too obvious and risky.

Something is fishy about that land and the best bet is that govt had designated it for future developments.
It seems the government won't destroy the property again, the road will be reroute
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by Salewa97: 8:39pm On Apr 06, 2024
Wow, this is devastating news for the proprietor of Landmark Beach Resort and its employees, as well as visitors who enjoy this toptier destination.
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by Babangidapikin: 8:40pm On Apr 06, 2024
This is an opportunity for Lagos to be innovative,are there no other options on the table beyond demolition. ..some of the coastal corridors need sand filling sef , why waste money building a coastal road through out...they are trains that carries car this day, same with boats... Who say we have to drive all the way to calabar .... Think of it like a light house and a war ship ...the war ship however tough must give way for the light house. You guys took Bar Beach from us we didn't say anything... now someone create an alternative for the public you want to take it too ... it's like you want the sea to vex and flood Lagos.
Re: LASG To Demolish $200 Million Landmark Beach Resort For Costal Highway Project by tollyboy5(m): 11:40pm On Apr 06, 2024
Paraman:
It seems the government won't destroy the property again, the road will be reroute
I'm happy for him o!

Lagos state should always consider people who have contributed and live in the state during demolition.
This will strengthen and give investors more confidence
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