Lagos to create access to Magodo lowland after complaints from residents

The Lagos state government says it will create independent access to Magodo lowland.

Disclosing the development, Oluyinka Olumide, commissioner for physical planning and urban development, said the decision to facilitate access to the virgin land outside of Magodo GRA was in deference to concerns from the Magodo II Residents Association (MRA).

He said the move is also a demonstration of the listening ears of the administration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state.

“Considering the history and dynamics of the Magodo saga, the Lagos state government will continue to strive to harmonise all valid interests and ensure that law and order is maintained at all times,” he said.

He urged all concerned to cooperate with the state government in finding a lasting solution to the matter.

On Thursday, residents of Magodo Phase II in Lagos state raised concerns over “unauthorised access” to the wetlands around the estate.

The residents said land speculators and developers are keen on building the wetland and “making an incursion” through the estate, adding that the development is a direct threat to the “environment, safety and security” of the community.

Sheriff Daramola, chairman of MRA, said residents of the estate have experienced multiple cases of vandalisation of vehicles and criminal activities as a result of exposure to the wetland by land speculators and developers in the last six months.

Daramola called on Sanwo-Olu to intervene.