Lagos Regional Road: State Govt Revokes Approval of Elegushi Land

Gov. Sanwo-Olu

The Lagos State Government has Revoked the approval  of some Properties encroaching  on the Regional Road Alignment Lekki, North of Elegushi Layout LPAO 992.

In a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development (MPP&UD), Dr. Idris Okanla Salako, the Lagos State government revealed that this very important transportation corridor has been encumbered by physical developments (including shanties) which negated the objectives of which the Road was conceived.

It said  that by virtue of Section 21(1) (a) of Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law, 2015, I, Dr. Idris Okanla Salako, the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development (MPP&UD) hereby REVOKE in part, a section of Elegushi Chieftaincy Family Layout that falls within the following coordinates:.

S/N Eastings(m) Northings (m)

“It has been established by the State Government that some estates, buildings/ structures have encroached on the Right of Way (RoW) of the Regional Road in Lekki axis.

The Road was first conceived by Lagos State Government in the Lagos Metropolitan Master Plan (1980-2000) and was retained in the approved Lekki Comprehensive Master Plan 2013.

Furthermore, the Lagos State granted title to land totaling about 500 hectares and issued layout approval (1991) wherein four (4) major roads were recognized namely, Coastal Road and Lekki-Epe Expressway, Southern part of Elegushi Land, Regional Road and Lagoon at the Northern part of the Elegushi layout, all running parallel to one another. The Roads have been envisioned to engender social-economic and transportation development of the State.

In line with the THEMES agenda of Mr. Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, the Regional Road is precursor to the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge and a promised dividend of democracy to the good people of Lagos State in order to improve traffic and transportation system within the State.

Recent observations revealed that this very important transportation corridor has been encumbered by physical developments (including shanties) which negate the objectives of which the Road was conceived.

Consequently, TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of Section 21(1) (a) of Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law, 2015, I, Dr. Idris Okanla Salako, the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development (MPP&UD) hereby REVOKE in part, a section of Elegushi Chieftaincy Family Layout that falls within the following coordinates:.

S/N Eastings(m)  Northings (m)
1 553394.33        713312.118
2 554287.789      712653.433
3 554350.166      712613.474
4 554408.532      712585.834
5 554444.968       712574.409
6 554502.249       712565.105
7 554580.754       712553.004
8 554656.565        712550.637
9 554711.163        712555.475
10 554771.041       712566.977
11 554897.515       712599.253
12 554955.87         712614.567
13 555032.415       712638.845
14 555088.452      712659.725
15 555089.846      712564.199
16 555061.75        712553.731
17 554980.913      712528.091
18 554919.52       712511.98
19 554852.925     712495.869
20 554791.292     712479.222
21 554723.656     712466.229
22 554659.142     712460.512
23 554572.463     712463.219
24 554488.178     712476.211
25 554424.184    712486.605
26 554375.651    712501.824
27 554305.414    712535.085
28 554236.737    712579.26
29 553394.233   713200.374