*The Lagos State Government decries the destructive impact of the activities of the container terminal on the users of the newly-constructed Ebute鈹�Ibeshe Road with taxpayers鈥� money and attendant degradation of the environment

Emmanuel Akosile | 绿帽献妻

In a move to prevent what the Centre of Excellence described as 鈥榝urther nuisance in the built environment in the part of the state鈥�, the Lagos State Government (LASG) has sealed off an illegally operating container terminal at Ibeshe in the Ikorodu axis of Lagos.

Mukaila Sanusi, Spokesperson of the Ministry in a statement said Idris Salako, Honourable Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, in Lagos State, led the operation at Friday, July 2 at Ibeshe.

The statement explained that the Lagos State Government had to move swiftly to prevent further nuisance in the built environment of Ibeshe by sealing off the unapproved terminal, located beside the Government jetty in the area.

The Ministry warned that state government would not tolerate in other parts of Lagos a replay of Ijegun-Egba and Satellite town, notorious for the unpleasant experience with tank firms and terminals.

The government decried the destructive impact of the activities of the container terminal on the environment and the newly constructed Ebute鈹�Ibeshe Road.

According to the statement, the Commissioner during the operation said: 鈥淚t is highly unacceptable that by indiscriminately parking containerised vehicles on the road and stacking containers in an unbridled manner.

鈥淎n unapproved business activity would have so much impact on the environment so as to rapidly despoil the road constructed with taxpayers鈥� money and constitute a danger to children in the neighbourhood.鈥�

Sanusi also explained that the state government has a well-established procedure for licensing terminals and mining activities on the shoreline, in such a way that all factors that make for a liveable and sustainable built environment would have been taken cognizance of.

The Commissioner urged anyone interested in the establishment of container terminals and sand mining to seek the approval of the appropriate authorities including the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development, and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources among others.

He equally advised community leaders and members to maintain the surveillance of their communities and report any untoward to the Ministry of Physical Development.