Lagos-Calabar Highway: Okun-Ajah Community Accuses Tinubu Govt Of Planning To Demolish 2,000 Houses After ‘Changing Road Alignment To Favour Few Influential Personalities’
Okun-Ajah community in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State has raised the alarm and lamented the planned demolition of 2,000 homes in the community for the construction of the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal highway.
Occupants of over 2,000 homes said to have been marked for demolition in the community also called on lawmakers representing the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), among others, to come to their rescue.
Source: Sahara reporter.
Opinion: In as much as it is known that development comes with a price, it is also pertinent to note that over looking the majority for the interest of few elites is something that should be discouraged in any democratic state. Riding thousands of people off their homes and Land in favor of few individuals is bad.
Even if the government are ready to compensate them, I don't think it will be enough for 2000 household to start all over again.
