Poised to restore sanity to the building industry, the Lagos State government through the Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Yacoob Alebiosu, has issued a Stop-Work order on illegally built structures at Oyinkan Abayomi, Ikoyi, in the Eti-Osa local council of the State, pending a review of any prior regulatory licences that may have been granted.

He gave the order during an inspection trip to several development sites along the waterfront corridor across the State.

The commissioner noted that the development violates the state’s building laws and regulations, adding that the present administration would not tolerate any act of illegality, and disregard established waterfront regulatory guidelines.

He said: “The state government’s attention has been directed to the large unlawful development projects that have destroyed the area’s desirable waterfront scenery, putting the entire environment at risk of erosion and degradation”.

During the tour, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Kehinde Gbajumo and other top officials of the ministry also visited Orange Island, Ostia Island, Okun-Ajah Scheme and Okera-Nla Jetty to inspect ongoing projects.