Demolition: FHA gives conditions to reinstate affected structures
A ray of hope may have beckoned at some owners of demolished structures in the Festac Town area of Lagos State as the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) says it will re-integrate some affected structures into the estate.
It would be recalled that outrage greeted the demolition exercise of marked affected structures by FHA in estates across the country starting from 9th avenue in FESTAC Town in Lagos.
According to the Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority, FHA, Senator Gbenga Ashafa, the agency has started receiving various appeals from affected individuals while responding to protesters.
The managing director who earlier had a meeting with stakeholders at the zonal office in Lagos briefed newsmen that the agency would not compromise its professional standards while considering some affected buildings.
“We have started receiving various appeals from affected individuals. As a responsive administration with human feelings, management may have to consider alternative settlement, but must not compromise professional standards.” He said.
Represented by the agency’s Executive Director, Project Implementation, Engr. Chinoso Omoke, Ashafa stated the conditions for affected structures to be re-integrated into the estate: “Such structures must have passed integrity tests. Where original allottees land have been taken, compensation must be fully paid, re-survey carried out, penalties paid before we can integrate them into our estate.”
He reiterated that the agency would not rest on its oars in the bid to forestall the loss of lives by clearing buildings that have been structurally challenged.
“May I also state that the exercise is ongoing and not limited to 9th Avenue alone. We are entering all parts of FESTAC Town, including all ours estates in Lagos and across the nation,” he said.
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