By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Federal Government has issued a warning to businesses and people encroaching on the Right of Way (RoW) of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to vacate the area.
Mr Umar Bakare, the Federal Controller of Works in Ogun State who led a delegation of senior engineers of Works in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo gave the warning during an ongoing two-day mass sensitisation of residents on the RoW and the dangers of road abuse.
The engineers gave out fliers, placed seal of removal notices on shanties, abandoned vehicles, wares, fences and other facilities encroaching on the RoW.
The delegation discussed with mechanics, traders, business owners and various artisans involved in block moulding and other activities on road setbacks and under the bridges.
They issued warnings and educated the people on the approved road setback for filling stations, fences and other buildings along the highway.
They explained that after the sensitisation exercise, quit notices were going to be served and a date for demolition communicated should those liable refuse to obey the advice of government.
He advised those who alleged to have requisite state or federal government approvals to tender such documents to the office of either the Federal Controllers of Lagos or Ogun States depending on their jurisdiction.
The controller also warned those living under the bridges to vacate saying that their bathing and cooking activities could cause fire to the bridges which had suffered previous disasters.
Bakare told journalists that the Minister for Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola had given a directive for all Federal controllers to carry out an intensive awareness campaign on the dangers of roads abuses.
