Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Executive Governor of Lagos State, has announced, the government has commenced the demolition of illegal shanties and market stalls erected along the median of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
The Governor also announced, the rebuilding of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway into a “modern” 10-lane highway; he said, the median of the Expressway cannot be allowed to become a location for illegal structures.
In a statement on X, Governor Sanwo-Olu made known: “We have begun clearing the illegal shanties and market stalls built along the median of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
“As we rebuild the Lagos-Badagry Expressway into a modern 10-lane highway, we cannot allow its median to become a market, a settlement or a site for illegal structures.”
Sanwo-Olu said, building temporary shops and living on the median of a major highway is “unsafe and unacceptable”. He added, Lagos cannot become a “world-class city” if its people refuse to be “discipline”.
He also frowned at the indiscriminate dumping of waste along the State’s highways, saying, it will not “move us forward”.
The Statement continues: “There is absolutely no reason for anyone to trade, build makeshift shops or live on the median of a major highway. It is unsafe, illegal and unacceptable.
“We often compare Lagos with some of the world’s leading cities and ask why we cannot be like them. The truth is that those cities work because people respect public infrastructure and obey the rules.
“We cannot expect a world-class city while refusing to show the discipline needed to keep one. Dumping waste indiscriminately or building illegal structures along our highways will not move us forward.”
The Governor said for Lagos to become “cleaner and more organized, Lagosians must make “discipline” an “everyday culture”.
He said: “If we want a cleaner, safer and more organised Lagos, discipline and personal responsibility must become part of our everyday culture. That is how we build a city we can all be proud of.”
Photo: Illegal shanties and market stalls built on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway median being demolished by the Lagos State Government
