- Tinubu issued stern warning to property developers and landowners
- I take this opportunity to appeal to all Nigerians that the hope is here and it is realisable. – Tinubu
- Assures public that his administration is committed to improving the country’s infrastructure
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to exercise patience with his administration as it works towards addressing the nation’s challenges, Eko Hot Blog reports.
Addressing the nation during the inauguration of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway’s completed Phase 1, Section 1, President Tinubu recognized the economic hardships Nigerians are experiencing and assured the public that his administration is committed to improving the country’s infrastructure and creating a more prosperous, equitable, and inclusive economy.
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He said, “I know at this stage, your expectation is still very high and our people are still going through difficult times. I take this opportunity to appeal to all Nigerians that the hope is here and it is realisable.
“You would be proud of the benefits, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Inflation is coming down, the corruption in the exchange rate is eliminated, the corruption in fuel subsidy is limited to the barest minimum.
“It is all for you the people, we are reducing the cost of manufacturing, and encouraging manufacturing locally. We give all incentives for everyone to abide by the principle. May God bless our country; may God bless Lagos State and keep our fighting soldiers safe.”
The President issued stern warning to property developers and landowners, emphasizing that any developers who disregard mandatory building setbacks or fail to obtain the necessary approvals will not receive compensation.
“Let me at this stage warn all developers, the Federal Government reinforced the setbacks for the interest of our nation, development without approval will not be compensated. We have gazetted and published the setbacks, we are going to enforce it rigidly in every way possible,” he stated.
Minister of Works, David Umahi, provided insight into the project. According to Umahi, the highway has been designed as a six-lane carriageway with a total corridor width of 60 meters.
Furthermore, Umahi clarified that during the construction process, only the landmark’s encroachment on the front shoreline was affected.
“Mr President, I want to state that we did no harm to the landmark property. It is by your order that we should save as much infrastructure as possible even though they violated the gazetted route.
“The landmark infrastructure is intact, what went off was their encroachment on our front shoreline, and the Supreme Court ruled that 250 metres from the shoreline belong to the Federal Government, and so we didn’t do that,” Umahi said.
Umahi revealed that President Tinubu has issued a directive to governors of states with major Federal Government projects, mandating a minimum setback of 500 meters from the edge of the carriageway.
The Minister noted that while the Federal Government is not legally required to pay compensation for shanties along the road, President Tinubu has instructed that compensation be provided.
The minister further disclosed that a total of N18 billion had been paid in compensation for Phase 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.
