Ogun state government demolishes roadside shanties
The Ogun State Government has commenced demolition of shanties and banned indiscriminate parking of trucks at the interchange area of the Lagos-Sagamu expressway, as part of measures to curtail environmental abuse of the roadsides and forestall incessant accidents,
Penpushing reports that, Press Officer of the Ogun State Environment Busola Morakinyo made this known in a statement, adding that Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Environment, Hon. Farouk Akintunde and his team, led an enforcement exercise to the Sagamu interchange axis with the collaboration of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), aimed at sensitising the people.
The Special Assistant explained that the reason for the demolition was necessitated by the nonchalant attitude of traders, who had been served an abatement notice to vacate the place, pointing out that the area had been defaced by shanties and illegal truck parking, thereby constituting security threats and filthiness to the environment.
Penpushing further reports that, Akintunde disclosed that Environmental Marshals had been designated to monitor the interchange axis and ensure full compliance with the directives, adding that Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), officers would also be on standby to tow away truck parked illegally on the expressway.
The Special Assistant said violators of Environmental laws at the Remo Secondary School, Sagamu entrance who had been earlier served abatement notice for defacing State-owned schools which led to the sealed up of the area by the Ministry had been arrested for reopening their shops and would be sanctioned to serve as a deterrent to others.
Penpushing also reports that, he appealed to traders and motorists not to return to the evacuated areas to avoid future embarrassment, stressing that government is not comfortable with the environmental abuse of the roadsides.
The Special Assistant in the same vein warned traders to desist from illegal trading on walkways, drainages, roadsides, and under bridges to maintain a healthy environment that would be conducive for the economic growth and wellbeing of the people.
Penpushing reports that, Akintunde gave the warning during an enforcement tour in Abeokuta and its environs, noting that trading in illegal places poses grave insecurities to pedestrians, traders, and motorists.
The environment boss said the present administration is not interested in creating hardship for its citizen, but advocating for compliance with the environmental sanitation law,and enjoined traders to cooperate with the state government at ensuring a healthier, cleaner, and investor-attracting environment.
Penpushing further reports that, he admonished traders selling on walkways, roadsides, and under the bridge to move to state-owned approved markets to engage in legalised trading activities, saying that artisans such as vulcanisers are also banned from encroaching on walkways, they should display their working equipment behind walkways
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