LASG SAYS ENFORCEMENT OF PHYSICAL PLANNING LAWS IN TRADE FAIR COMPLEX WITHIN HER JURISDICTION*
LASG SAYS ENFORCEMENT OF PHYSICAL PLANNING LAWS IN TRADE FAIR COMPLEX WITHIN HER JURISDICTION* The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its mandate to enforce physical planning laws within its jurisdiction, including the Tradefair Complex in Ojo. The Commissioner for Physical Planning, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide, said that the Lagos State's position was backed by the Supreme Court judgment of 2003 and the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law 2019 as ammended, which empower the State to regulate and enforce Physical Planning Laws. The Commissioner stated that the location of the Trade Fair Complex on Federal Government land did not exempt developers from obtaining necessary planning permits from the Lagos State Government or adhering to the State physical planning laws. " We have acted decisively to halt further development of unapproved and unsafe buildings in the Complex as a livable, organised, orderly and sustainable built environment is cruc...