Agbaje vows to return ‘illegally-acquired lands’ to owners

Jimi Agbaje, the Lagos state governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he intends to return illegally-acquired lands to their owners if elected.

Agbaje, ho made the promise at a town hall meeting with the people of Ibeju Lekki at the Eleko Beach Hall, on Lagos Island, also promised to pay adequate compensation to those whose lands were acquired for government projects but were not well compensated.

“Some of the lands acquired were turned into private property of some officials, including the ones designated as cemetery. Some of these lands were acquired in the guise of using them for industrialisation, but they ended up as private estates,” he said.

“I will take advantage of the aquatic nature of the area to improve the economy of Lagos state. This will translate to an ocean economy that transforms the lives of the indigenes.”

Agbaje also pledged to create standard markets in the area to reduce the suffering of the people, who were travelling some distance to access modern markets.

“It is wrong for elected government officials to fail to fulfill their promises to the electorate,” he said.

Also speaking, Abimbola Ogunkelu, a former minister for cooperation and integration in Africa, appealed to the people to vote massively for PDP, assuring them that the PDP government in the state would address the problems of the area.

Bode Oyedele, former special assistant on ecology to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and some PDP candidates, also attended the meeting.