Urbanisation: Lagos relentless demolitions render thousands homeless, widen housing deficit (2)

So we might not be able to satisfy 100 per cent of the people, but due process had been properly followed in the case of Oworonshoki,” he told The PUNCH. “It will be in the interest of the government, particularly Mr Governor, to begin to see people living in these corridors for regeneration as part of the citizens of the state and country, and should not be treated like miscreants, as if they are nobody,” the REDAN president advised. “Thus, a better approach would be genuine community involvement and compensation provisions that adequately cover the cost of lost property as a way to balance the state’s development with the basic concerns and welfare of citizens.

Author: Punch Newspapers

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