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Lagos Trade Fair Demolition: No Ethnic Colouration, Purely Technical, Says Commissioner
['Nosakhale Akhimien']
Channels Television
The Lagos State Government has defended the demolition of buildings at the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo, insisting the exercise was technical and not targeted at any ethnic group.
There is nothing ethnic here; it is purely technical.”Oluyinka stressed that Lagos State had carried out similar enforcement actions in other parts of the state.
‘Illegal Leasing, Poor Planning’The commissioner said the Trade Fair Management compounded the problem by leasing land to private developers without following due process.
“It’s a shame we allowed our Trade Fair to get to that extent.
DemolitionOn September 25, Lagos State began demolition of unsafe and illegal buildings at the Trade Fair Complex.