23rd December, 2023
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
The Lagos State Government has begun the removal of illegal street gates permanently closed to traffic around Lekki Phase 1 area of the state.
The government had issued ultimatum to gated streets owners in Lekki area to open them for traffic or face the consequence.
Lagos Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab on his X handle on Saturday, said the removal of the illegal gates followed several days of traffic snarl which residents connecting Lekki were experiencing due to the inability to access connecting roads due to the indiscriminate mounting and multiplicity of the gates in many parts of the state, defacing the aesthetics of the environment and causing unnecessary traffic in the major roads.
He said the Lagos State Government through the enforcement team of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources had begun the removal of illegal gates that are permanently closed around Lekki 1 axis.
Wahab listed the gates removed to include Sir Rufus Foluso Giwa Road, Theophilus Oji Road, Osaro Isokpan Road, Abike Sulaiman Road, Ben Okagbue MBA Road, Olubunmi Rotimi Road, Olanrewaju Ninalowo Road, Dele Adedeji road, Abayomi Sonuga road, Siji Soetan and Rasheed Alaba Williams roads.
“I, therefore, urged all resident associations across the state that have such gates in their estates or communities and always put them under permanent lock and keys to remove them voluntarily or face sanctions,” he said.