Lagos Urges Agric-Egan-Igando Residents to Protect Infrastructure Right-of-Way
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Lagos State has asked residents and businesses along the Agric-Egan-Igando corridor to stop illegal occupation of the right-of-way reserved for 33kV transmission lines serving an ongoing mixed housing scheme.
The Lagos State Government has urged residents, community leaders, transport operators, traders and public and private institutions in the Agric-Egan-Igando axis to protect the right-of-way designated for public infrastructure and curb illegal activities within the corridor.
Commissioner for Housing Moruf Akinderu-Fatai made the call at a stakeholders' engagement convened by the Ministry of Housing to address illegal occupation of the right-of-way reserved for 33kV electricity transmission lines in Agric, Egan and Igando.
The meeting focused on indiscriminate street trading, obstruction of walkways and road corridors, unauthorised parking, illegal operations of commercial motorcycles and tricycles, waste management, traffic congestion, security concerns and the poor condition of parts of Agric Road.
Represented by the Director of the Ministry's Legal Unit, Bukade Idowu-Koya, the commissioner said the sustainability of public infrastructure required the active participation and collective responsibility of the government and the communities it serves, and reiterated the state's commitment to providing critical infrastructure.
Akinderu-Fatai said the successful implementation of the proposed 33kV power line, which is expected to serve communities in the corridor including the ongoing Egan-Igando mixed housing scheme, would depend largely on the cooperation of affected residents.
Stakeholders at the meeting called for greater protection of existing and proposed infrastructure and the safe implementation of ongoing development projects in the corridor. The commissioner reaffirmed the government's commitment to infrastructure development, public safety and improved living conditions in the area.