16th February, 2022
The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) has urged residents of the state to report construction works that pose a threat to lives and properties.
This, the agency said, will help in its quest to end unauthorized physical developments in different parts of the state.
Kehinde Osinaike, the General Manager of LASPPPA, made the call recently in his office at Old Secretariat, Ikeja.
Osinaike assured whistle-blowers of the protection of their identities against those with the flagrant disregard for physical planning permit laws.
According to him, Lagosians should make it part of their social responsibilities to report every infraction to the State Ministry of Physical and Urban Development at Block 15, Alausa Ikeja or to the Head Office of Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority office at Oba-Akinjobi Way, GRA Ikeja.
His words: “The confidentiality of the identities of all whistleblowers will not be disclosed and all the complaints and reports would be accorded necessary attention and treated as matters of urgency,” the General Manager assures the general public.
In addition, the General Manager encouraged members of the public to report infractions of Planning Permit Laws to any of the 40 District Offices of LASPPPA, nearest to them in different parts of the State.
All complaints, reports and petitions can be referred to any of the Lagos State Social Media platforms on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or through Whatsapp Messages sent to 08023146227 and 08054076551.
Meanwhile, he restated that LASPPPA remains committed to ensuring even and orderly developments of Physical structures that are safe to live and work in across the State.
Osinaike promised that the Authority and other government MDAs in the built environment will continue to encourage property owners/developers to conform with the State’s Physical Planning Permit Laws.
However, he warned recalcitrant and criminal minded property owners /developers to desist from constantly flouting the procurement and application of physical planning laws of the State.