The Lagos State Government has intensified efforts at clearing major bridges of miscreants and debris inhabiting under the bridges in preparation of a state-wide environmental regeneration efforts.
A delegation from the State Government led by Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab; Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi; Special Adviser on Transportation, Sola Giwa, among others, on an inspection of the clearing of the Obalende, Apongbon, Ijora and National Stadium underbridges, where a 4-day relocation notice was given to all squatters and illegal motor park operators.
Wahab said: “All shanties, dwellers, traders, squatters & abandoned vehicles presently under the Obalende bridge must vacate the area by Thursday afternoon as enforcement would commence in the early hours of Friday. Also, all commercial vehicle operators who are on the main roads in Obalende must relocate to the various parks provided for them because the government has had enough of the defacement of the aesthetics of Obalende by the operators and it must now be restored.
He added: “We also inspected the ongoing clean-up of Apongbon Under-Bridge, Ebute Ero and other areas to monitor the level of compliance with Mr Governor’s directive that there should be no form of trading or habitation under the bridge and all adjoining areas across Lagos State.
He added that the government is set to sustain clean and safe environment and in a couple of months, the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) will move in after the deadline to commence work on the beautification and landscaping of the Obalende, Apongbon, Ebute Ero underbridges.