At a town hall meeting In 2009 the Lagos State Government announced a policy on gates on public roads. It decided that street gates could be erected by residents, but they can only be shut between midnight and 5am and they must be manned by private security personnel who would open the gates for emergency service personnel in case the need arises. See here
There have been severe traffic jams in Lekki in the past few days and the government once again urged residents to remove unapproved street gates. Now the government has started removing the gates.
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In order to restore d state's masterplan and ensure a healthier environment, LASG Saturday, came to the rescue of several residents of the state especially in the Lekki 1 axis who are suffering untold hardship of inaccessibility by removing permanently closed inner roads gates
The enforcement operation which was authorized by Mr Governor followed several days of traffic snarl which residents connecting Lekki were experiencing due to inaccessibility of connecting roads.
Roads and streets already enforced since the operation started include Sir Rufus Foluso Giwa, Theopilus Oji, Osaro Isokpan, Abike Sulaiman, Ben Okagbue MBA, Olubunmi Rotimi, Olanrewaju Ninalowo, Dele Adedeji, Abayomi Sonuga, Siji Soetan and Rasheed Alaba Williams.
The State Government as a responsive one decided to commence the Enforcement following the indiscriminate mounting & multiplicity of the gates in many parts of the state, defacing the aesthetics of the environment.
Speaking on the development, HC MOE&WR, Tokunbo Wahab said the State Government will restore the aesthetics being defaced by the indiscriminate gates by removing them across the state
He urged all residents associations that have such gates in their estates or communities and always putting them under permanent lock and keys to remove them voluntarily.
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