Lagos Govt Revokes Elegushi Chieftaincy Family Layout & Others For Regional Construction Of 4th Mainland Bridge

The Lagos State Government has announced its decision to revoke the approval of layout in respect of properties encroaching on the regional road alignment, Lekki, North of Elegushi Layout LPAO 992.

This revocation is contained in a statement made available to TheNigeriaLawyer(TNL) which was signed by Dr. Idris Salako, the Lagos State Honourable Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development.

It would be recalled that the Lagos State Government had earlier on announced its decision to begin the construction of the 38km 4th Mainland Bridge by early 2021, this was recently disclosed by Dr Obafemi Hamzat, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State.

“First Quarter of next year (2021), we will be able to start. Early next year, construction will start on the 4th Mainland Bridge.” He said.

However, it was noted in the statement that this current development to revoke is geared towards the agenda of Governor Babatunde Sanwo-Olu to construct the 4th Mainland Bridge.

According to the statement:

“In line with the THEMES agenda of Mr. Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, the Regional Road is a precursor to the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge and a promised dividend of democracy to the good people of Lagos State in order to improve traffic and transportation system within the State.”

Furthermore, explaining the rationale behind this revocation, the Commissioner stated that:

“It has been established by the State Government that some estates, buildings/ structures have encroached on the Right of Way (RoW) of the Regional Road in Lekki axis.

“The Road was first conceived by Lagos State Government in the Lagos Metropolitan Master Plan (1980-2000) and was retained in the approved Lekki Comprehensive Master Plan 2013.

“Furthermore, the Lagos State granted title to land totaling about 500 hectares and issued layout approval (1991) wherein four(4) major roads were recognized namely, Coastal Road and Lekki- Epe Expressway, Southern part of Elegushi Land, Regional Road and Lagoon at the Northern part of the Elegushi layout, all running parallel to one another. The Roads have been envisioned to engender social-economic and transportation development of the State.”

However, the Lagos State Government says the roads in question are inhibiting the mandate with which they were meant to serve as transportation hubs because of the physical structures on them.

According to the statement:

“Recent observations revealed that this very important transportation corridor has been encumbered by physical developments, (including shanties), which negate the objectives of which the road was conceived.”

In the light of the above, the Lagos State Government revoked the said layouts thus:

“Consequently, take notice that by virtue of Section 21(1) (a) of Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law, 2015, I, Dr. Idris Okanla Salako, the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development (MPP&UD) hereby REVOKE in part, a section of Elegushi Chieftaincy Family Layout that falls within the…coordinates.”