By Busari Kabirat
The Lagos State Government, had on Sunday given directives to all squatters under the Ijora Causeway bridge and Lagos Blue rail Line over head bridge in Ijora, a five days ultimatum to quit the places.
The quit notice is coming from Lagos State due to the occupants constituting a danger to the State’s Blue Line corridor and risk of removal and demolition.
The quit notice was presented by Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, following his lead with a high powered team that included the Chairman, Special Intervention Squad on the Restoration of the Lagos Badagry Rail Corridor Clean-Up, ACP BAYO Sulaiman and Special Adviser on the Environment, Kunle ROTIMI-Akodu on an inspection of the Ijora and the under bridge.
Other delegates include the Permanent Secretaries, Office of Drainage Services, ENGR Lekan Shodeinde, Environmental Services, GAJI Omobolaji, Managing director, Lagos Waste Management Authority, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, GM LASEPA, Dr Tunde Ajayi, GM LASPARK, Mrs Toun Popoola, Managing director LASAA, Prince Fatiu Akiolu, Corps Marshal KAI, Mrs Gbemi AKINPELU and other directors in the ministry.
Mr. Tokunbo made known the security risk of the activities taking place under the bridge and of the blue rail line service, said government will not allow such any longer.
The Commissioner stated that the State Task Force on Special Offences will take full possession of the whole expanse of land under the Ijora Causeway Bridge and would be sustained by the State Government.
Giving 24 hours quit notice to all those selling petroleum products under the Ijora Bridge to move all their trucks and containers or risk confiscation, adding that they posed enormous dangers to the infrastructure and human presence in the area.
He also stated that no form of enforcement must be carried against distributors and sellers of styrofoam products until the expiration of the three weeks moratorium granted them, as the time given is to allow them clear all their stock they have before the enforcement of the ban takes effect and monitoring enforcement of the laws on the environment will be an everyday affair and this explains why the ministry has picked up from where it stopped last year.
