LASG moves against violators of planning laws

• 10 Ogudu GRA buildings sealed

By Dada Jackson

The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, has led a team from the ministry to seal 10 buildings at Ogudu GRA for violating planning laws.

Salako said that the properties involved had chosen to remain obstinate in their wrong ways as they refused to comply with the Lagos State Physical Planning laws, despite serving then statutory notices.

He stated that the sealed properties had committed various breaches of the law, including developing buildings without planning permit, not building in conformity with the approved planning permit and not having stage certification.

The commissioner reiterated that the government was determined to achieve a livable, orderly and sustainable built environment and would not allow any wilful violation of the planning laws of Lagos State.

He urged developers and property owners  whose properties were sealed to engage the ministry with a view to doing the needful by getting the appropriate planning permit authorising their building construction or renovation.

Salako added that any law abiding citizens of Lagos state who wished to build should obtain planning permit from Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority and evidence of stage certification, including Certificate of Completion and Fitness for Habitation from Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA).

He enjoined Lagosians not to engage charlatans in obtaining planning permits as they ran the risk of procuring fake permits which the state government would not hesitate to meet with the full wrath of the law.