Victor EzejaLagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola-Sanwo-Olu has met with parties involved in the Magodo Estate dispute on Wednesday where he promised to amicably settle the 549 creditors of the Supreme Court judgement with available plots of lands either at the Shangisha village scheme or elsewhere.
According to a statement by the State Honourable Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, during the meeting which was chaired by the governor, at the State House Alausa, with the Judgment Creditors (Shangisha Landlords’ Association), their lawyers, Commissioner of Police Lagos State Command, Policemen from the F.C.T Command and Police Headquarters, the Executive and Trustees of the Magodo Residents’ Association and senior Government Officials, the enforcement of Judgment of the Supreme Court delivered on the 10th of February 2012 in suit no. SC/112/2002 was deliberated upon.
Some resolutions were arrived at which include, that the Committee set up by the State Government to resolve the Magodo dispute, chaired by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, is to meet with the Judgment Creditors (Shangisha Landlords’ Association) on Friday 7th of January 2022.
They also resolved at the meeting that the Surveyor-General of Lagos State, Permanent Secretary Lands Bureau and the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development were to immediately identify available plots of land within the Shangisha village scheme.
The Committee was mandated to also identify how the available plots of land were to be accessed and whether any infrastructural development is necessary to access the land.
They further agreed that upon identification of available and accessible land, the state government would immediately allocate the land to the 549 Judgment Creditors.
“In the event that there is no available and accessible land within the Shangisha village scheme to allocate to all the 549 Judgment Creditors, the State Government, in agreement with the Judgment Creditors, will provide alternative plots of land.”
They also resolved at the meeting that while the settlement process is on going, officers of the Nigerian Police should restrain themselves from any conduct that could likely instigate violence or lead to breakdown of law and order in the area. The police was further advised to be “keepers of peace and act within the confines of the law always.”
All the parties at the of the meeting agreed to an amicable resolution of the matter, and praised the Governor for showing “good leadership”, which according them, prevented violence in the estate. They also expressed confidence in the Governor’s ability and sincerity to resolve the matter.
Governor Sanwo-OluGovernor Sanwo-Olu on his part thanked all the stakeholders who attended the meeting and restated his resolve to ensure that peace returns to Magodo and that justice was served to all parties in the matter.
READ ALSO: Sanwo-Olu Visits Magodo Estate, Invites Parties For Talks
Prime Business Africa had reported that the governor during his visit to the Magodo Estate on Tuesday, had invited all parties involved in the land dispute to a meeting in his office on Wednesday to discuss how to amicably resolve the debacle in the estate.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with six years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Masters degree in Mass Communication.
Follow Us