Lagos urges FG to stop projects in Ikorodu

Lagos State Government wants the Federal Government to stop work on the construction of a medical centre and a police station in Igbogbo area of Ikorodu.

The state Commissioner for The Environment, Mr Tunji Bello, made this known on Saturday while monitoring the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the Igbogbo-Baiyeku area of the state.

He said the two projects were being built in an unsafe drainage terrain and could pose a

threat to the lives of the residents by worsening flooding the problem in the area.

“These two projects, a Federal Medical Centre and a police station, are clearly a threat to the environment; they are erected on a drainage terrain, obstructing the free flow of water.

“We are calling on the FG to demolish the projects to allow for free flow of water to solve the problem of flooding in the area,’’ he said.

The commissioner urged the FG to relocate the projects to safe areas.

Bello warned the residents of the area to refrain from dumping refuse indiscriminately, noting

that dumping in unauthorised places, especially in canals, contributed largely to flooding.

“Some of you build structures on drainage paths; this is not safe for both your lives and the environment. Make sure you get proper approval from the government before you build your structures.

“We are aware that some people build in unauthorised places and write fake approval numbers on such structures. We want you to help by contacting us immediately you see such cases,’’ Bello said.

Meanwhile, residents of the area have appealed to the state government to expand the Igbogbo road.