LASPEMA Decries Encroachment, Indiscriminate Use Of Setbacks By Informal Sector

The Lagos State Planning and Environmental Monitoring Agency (LASPEMA) has embarked on an enforcement exercise to eradicate the indiscriminate use of setbacks and incidental open spaces by operators in the informal sector across all local governments and local council development areas.

The General Manager of the Agency, Tpl Daisi Oso, said the encroachment on the setbacks poses a serious challenge to economic performance and future development in Lagos, stressing that there is an urgent need to restore the aesthetic value and safety of road setbacks, railway lines, electric transmission lines, wetlands and gorges among others.

Tpl Oso noted with dismay the activities of the informal business operators on Lagos setbacks and incidental open spaces, describing it as an eyesore and undesirable.