The Lagos State Authorities has given all builders and occupants of unapproved buildings on the Commerce Honest Advanced, Ojo, a two-week ultimatum to regularise their buildings with the Ministry of Bodily Planning and City Growth.
The announcement was disclosed in an announcement by Dr. Oluyinka Olumide, Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Bodily Planning and City Growth, on Thursday, 9 October 2025.
This growth follows current enforcement actions on the Commerce Honest Advanced by the Ministry, the place unlawful buildings have been demolished and others have been discovered to be not duly regularised.
“All builders and occupants of buildings inside the Commerce Honest Advanced are hereby given a two-week ultimatum to strategy the Ministry of Bodily Planning and City Growth to regularise the approval standing of their buildings in step with extant laws,” the assertion learn partially.
The federal government famous that the Commerce Honest Advanced has change into overcrowded with unsafe and haphazard buildings, posing dangers to public security and emergency response, and underscored that this necessitated the current demolitions.
Addressing claims of ethnic bias, the assertion emphasised that comparable enforcement actions have been carried out throughout Lagos markets and housing estates with out regard to ethnicity, describing makes an attempt to politicize the train as “disingenuous and divisive.”
The federal government cited examples, together with:
The assertion additionally famous that a number of Jap states, together with Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, and Imo, have undertaken demolition of unlawful buildings for flood management, city renewal, or grasp plan enforcement with out ethnic issues, noting that Lagos’ actions are in line with customary city administration practices.
The Lagos State Authorities mentioned the current demolitions on the Commerce Honest Advanced adopted repeated situations of unapproved and unsafe buildings, posing dangers to public security and emergency entry.
The federal government maintained that the affected buildings lacked planning approvals and described claims by Peter Obi that merchants had secured permits as deceptive.
It has now issued a two-week ultimatum for all builders and occupants of unapproved buildings on the Commerce Honest Advanced to regularise their buildings with the Ministry of Bodily Planning and City Growth.
