Lagos State Government, yesterday, cautioned developers in Government Reserved Area (GRA), Ikeja, against violating the master plan by building event centres in the location.

General Manager, Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), Kehinde Osinaike, who gave the warning while giving clarification on the sealing of construction sites in the area, said the Revised Ikeja Model City Plan is clear on the land-use zoning of Ikeja GRA as strictly residential area.

“Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority is obligated to allow only residential development in the area. This clarification becomes important in view of the claim by a developer that LASPPPA sealed his site where he was constructing an event centre at Ikeja GRA for personal reasons,” he said.

According to him, the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law, 2019 as amended and LASPPPA Regulations 2019 are clear on the mandate of the Authority to issue permits to qualified applicants and ensure the sanctity of the master/model city plans of Lagos State.

Osinaike advised developers who are interested in event centres and other forms of commercial developments in Ikeja GRA to look for other sites where such are permissible.

“Property owners and developers are hereby enjoined to respect the Lagos State government’s zero-tolerance for illegal developments by taking advantage of the state’s Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development free planning information service to guide in proper site selection,” he said.