The Lagos State Government has issued a 30-day ultimatum to property owners and developers who have converted buildings to other uses other than what they were approved for to regularise the property to avert sanctions.
The General Manager of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), Mr Kehinde Osinaike, gave the warning in statement on Tuesday made available to journalists by Mrs Abimbola Emdin-Umeh, Director of Public Affairs.
Osinaike decried the increasing illegal conversion of buildings, especially residential ones, to other uses without government’s approval, noting that the action contradicted and violated the master plan of the state.
The statement reads in part: “Failure to revert to the original approved plan of LASPPPA by owners of converted buildings within the next 30 days will attract the full wrath of the law.”
He insisted that strict adherence to LASPPPA’s Operative Development Plan was “non-negotiable for a sustainable Lagos State.” (NAN)
