Landowners at the Winhomes Estate in the Okun-Ajah community of Lagos state have bemoaned the demolition of their properties without notice over the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project
Ayodele OluwafemiLandowners at the Winhomes Estate in the Okun-Ajah community of Lagos state have condemned the demolition of their properties without notice due to the Lagos-Calabar coastal road projectThe landowners said the demolition of their properties was “harsh,” noting that their buildings were not on the path of the original gazetted route of the road.
Many Nigerians, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labor Party in the 2023 elections, have criticised the project over anticipated loss of livelihoods.AdvertisementSpeaking at a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday, Stella Okengwu, the founder of Winhomes Estate, said the failure of the federal government to adhere to the 2006 gazetted route led to the demolition of the properties.
“To our astonishment on the 5th of October 2024, the ministry of works officials, accompanied by military personnel and Lagos state taskforce officials, stormed our site and demolished Winhomes property, and also assaulted our personnel on site. “As diasporan investors, we are not seeking financial compensation of any kind from the government,” she said.“But rather appeal to the president to mandate the minister of works to revert to the 2006 gazetted alignment as we made sure proper and detailed due diligence was done before this property was purchased.”
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