By Victor Gbonegun 01 December 2023 | 3:50 am Lagos state government, yesterday, said it will not succumb to any propaganda, blackmail and threat in enforcing its environmental laws, which over the demolition of several buildings across the state. demolition excercise in Abeokuta. Photo:Dailypost Set for demolition Lagos state government, yesterday, said it will not succumb to any propaganda, blackmail and threat in enforcing its environmental laws, which over the demolition of several buildings across the state. The state government had claimed that demolished buildings in Lekki and other areas were erected on drainage channels but the government said it wants to avert flood in the state. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, said this in a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, emphasising that no one could break the law and still benefit from it. Wahab said the law would take its course, warning that the era of ‘anyhowness’ is completely over.” “We are not going to bow to any propaganda, blackmail or threat. No one can break the law and still benefit from it. The law will take its course. I don’t see ethnicity, I don’t see tribe, I don’t see colours. I see the law and the right things to be done,” he added. The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential Election, Mr. Peter Obi, had expressed disapproval over ongoing demolition of buildings in Lagos and other parts of the country amid the economic crisis many Nigerians are facing. Obi had earlier on Thursday, condemned the demolitions. In his comment on X, he said: “It’s with complete despondency and unhappiness that I have followed the ongoing demolitions of properties across the country, especially knowing the extra hardship such acts have been heaping on hapless citizens who are already battling with multi-dimensional Poverty. The poor in our midst who are putting their meager resources are going through very severe financial stress that should not be multiplied further.” He expressed worries that in some cases, the properties being demolished were the life-time savings and retirement abodes of the aged and incapacitated. Obi, therefore, appealed to respective governments involved in the exercise to consider the hardship in the country and put a human face to their actions. He added: “While we should enforce sensible regulations, all actions of the government must show compassion,” Obi stated. Caption: Drainage blocked with fence in Lagos. 9 mins ago Lagos state government, yesterday, said it will not succumb to any propaganda, blackmail and threat in enforcing its environmental laws, which over the demolition of several buildings across the state. 12 mins ago Chairman, Board of Trustees, ED-JOHN Institute of Management and Technology, Philips School of Futurology, Security and Leadership Research, Dr Osaren Emokpae, has called on Nigerian leaders to run inclusive government… 52 mins ago Lagos State Government, yesterday, said the second phase of the Blue Line Rail project, from Mile 2 to Okoko, which construction has started, will be completed in 2027. 54 mins ago The Bauchi State Police Command has said its operatives have arrested a 25-year-old man, who stole a car during evening prayer at a mosque in Zaria, Kaduna State. 1 hour ago Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have expressed displeasure over the increasing number of traders, who cluster around major streets and junctions selling wares, food items and the danger they pose to the environment. 1 hour ago An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, sentenced a 45- year-old native doctor, Michael Oyewole, to 12 months imprisonment for killing his neighbour’s cow. 1 hour ago The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘B’ of the Nigeria Customs Service in Kaduna has made a total of 242 seizures of 21 different items worth N2.9 billion at different locations in the North-Central and Northwest zones. 1 hour ago Residents of Ozalla Obasi community in Idemili North council of Anambra state have protested against outrageous estimated electricity billing by Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). 1 hour ago House of Representatives has said that only Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that made judicious use of their allocations in 2023 will receive funds from the 2024 budget. 1 hour ago PAN-YORUBA socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, has called on Federal Government to quicken steps at tackling insecurity threatening socio-economic well-being of the people.
