Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said cities often compared with Lagos have become world-class because their residents respect public infrastructure and obey the law.
The governor stated this in a post on his verified X account on Saturday where he announced the commencement of the removal of illegal shanties and market stalls erected on the median of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
According to him, the ongoing reconstruction of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway into a 10-lane highway cannot coexist with illegal markets, settlements and makeshift structures on the road’s median.
“We have begun clearing the illegal shanties and market stalls built along the median of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
As we rebuild the Lagos-Badagry Expressway into a modern 10-lane highway, we cannot allow its median to become a market, a settlement or a site for illegal structures.
There is absolutely no reason for anyone to trade, build makeshift shops or live on the median of a major highway. It is unsafe, illegal and unacceptable.
We often compare Lagos with some of the world’s leading cities and ask why we cannot be like them. The truth is that those cities work because people respect public infrastructure and obey the rules. We cannot expect a world-class city while refusing to show the discipline needed to keep one. Dumping waste indiscriminately or building illegal structures along our highways will not move us forward.
If we want a cleaner, safer and more organised Lagos, discipline and personal responsibility must become part of our everyday culture. That is how we build a city we can all be proud of.”
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