The Lagos State Government, has issued a three-day quit and removal notice to all occupants under the Cele bus stop, flyover, and pedestrian bridge, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway or face consequences.
The illegal squatters, comprising of petty traders, operators of illegal slaughter slaps, ranch, among others, who constitute both environmental and security threats to residents.
State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, gave the notice on Wednesday, during an inspection tour of drainage enforcement operation areas and the ongoing projects at Cele Under-Flyover, and System 6c along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway and environs.
Wahab, while speaking with newsmen after the inspection, said the notice has become necessary to pave the way for the eventual total clean-up of the area which had been degraded by the activities of traders and illegal occupants.
Wahab explained; “Ensuring a clean and flood free environment is a major task which the administration is committed to and would not relent in efforts to achieve it.”
