Ogun State Clears Shanties and Garbage Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
On Tuesday, the government of Ogun State began to pull down illegal and temporary buildings in Kara along the highway that connects Lagos and Ibadan.
The task force said that the buildings were an eyesore and a haven for criminals in the area.
The operation was headed by the State Governor’s Senior Aide on Environment, Farouq Akintunde.
Akintunde said that the exercise was aimed at making the state the industrial centre of Nigeria.
He said, “Ogun State has a role to play in the economic advancement of the nation. No serious investor will come here and partner with us with all these kinds of shanties and garbage.”
Our reporter, who witnessed the operation, saw that the road median along the corridor and under the Kara Bridge were filled with dirt and human waste.
Some people tried to resist the operation with sticks, but the security agents such as the police and the Ogun State Community Social Orientation and Safety Corps prevented any violence from happening.
PUNCH Online reports that the operation was going on smoothly as of the time this report was filed.
