{"id":187042,"date":"2022-05-11T20:40:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T19:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=187042"},"modified":"2022-05-11T20:40:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T19:40:55","slug":"lagos-stops-approvals-for-structures-above-three-floors-in-ebute-metta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/11\/lagos-stops-approvals-for-structures-above-three-floors-in-ebute-metta\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos stops approvals for structures above three floors in Ebute-Metta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate stoppage of approval for structures above three floors in Ebute-Metta East and West.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Idris Salako, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Salako said the decision followed an audit of buildings in the area.<\/p>\n<p>He said the low-lying nature of Ebute-Metta and its negative impact on some of the buildings most of which showed serious defects made it mandatory for the government to apply special measures to save lives and property.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe soil and topography, the low water level and effects, as well as the inability of structures in this area to bear loads above three floors, were considered in arriving at this decision,\u201d Mr Salako said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority ( LASPPPA) has been directed to henceforth stop taking applications for approval above three floors in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo guarantee the safety of lives and property by ensuring that we put a halt to lives being cut short by incidents of building <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/07\/another-two-storey-building-collapses-in-lagos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collapse<\/a>, the government has been compelled to invoke the relevant sections of the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law 2019, as amended, to address the crisis,\u201d Mr Salako said.<\/p>\n<p>He called for the understanding of stakeholders, stressing the decision is in the best interest of the state.<\/p>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state has recorded three incidents of building collapse across the Yaba, Ebute-Metta, and Okota areas this year, with 15 lives lost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate stoppage of approval for structures above three floors in Ebute-Metta East and West. 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