The Lagos State Government has called on the owners of structures marked for demolition to rebuild them immediately.
In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the government noted that those who fail to comply with the directive risk forfeiture of such building.
It disclosed that 149 distressed and defective buildings have been marked for demolition in different parts of the state.
The government asked the residents of the state to cooperate with relevant agencies and report locations of distressed structures.
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The tweets came one week after a three-storey building collapsed in Ita-Faji area of Lagos Island.
This tragedy left at least 20 people killed, including children while 40 others were injured.
As part of measures to prevent a re-occurrence of the incident, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode ordered the demolition of over 80 buildings in the island.
Read the tweets below:
The Lagos State Government has advised owners of structures marked for demolition to rebuild them forthwith or risk forfeiture of their houses #LASG #ItesiwajuIpinleEko
— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) March 19, 2019
According to the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development,149 distressed and defective buildings were identified in different parts of the state. #LASG #ItesiwajuIpinleEko
— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) March 19, 2019
The State Government also called for the co-operation of members of the public in reporting locations of distressed structures to the state authorities #LASG #ItesiwajuIpinleEko
— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) March 19, 2019
It would be recalled that 40 buildings were demolished by LASG recently while 38 others were marked for demolition prior to last week’s unfortunate incident. #LASG #ItesiwajuIpinleEko
— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) March 19, 2019
