The Lagos State Government has called on residents and other stakeholders in the Agric-Egan-Igando axis to protect the right-of-way reserved for public infrastructure and prevent activities capable of obstructing development along the corridor.
The appeal was made by the Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Ministry of Housing to tackle the illegal occupation of the right-of-way designated for 33kV electricity transmission lines across Agric, Egan and Igando.
Represented by the Director of the Ministry’s Legal Unit, Mrs Bukade Idowu-Koya, the commissioner said safeguarding public infrastructure required cooperation between the government and the communities where such projects were located.
He urged community leaders, transport operators, traders, as well as public and private institutions in the area to support government efforts by ensuring that the designated corridor remained free from illegal occupation and activities.
The engagement also addressed several challenges affecting the axis, including indiscriminate street trading, obstruction of walkways and road corridors, unauthorised parking, illegal operations by commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators, waste management, traffic congestion, security concerns and the deteriorating condition of sections of Agric Road.
Akinderu-Fatai reiterated the state government’s commitment to delivering critical infrastructure, stressing that residents had an equally important role to play in protecting and preserving government investments.
Stakeholders at the meeting called for stronger protection of existing and proposed infrastructure and urged the authorities to ensure that ongoing development projects were implemented safely within the corridor.
The commissioner further reaffirmed the government’s commitment to infrastructure development, public safety and improving living conditions for residents of the area.
He noted that the success of the proposed 33kV power transmission line, which is expected to provide electricity to communities along the corridor, including beneficiaries of the ongoing Egan-Igando mixed housing scheme, would depend significantly on the cooperation of affected residents.
