Lagos Island fire victims to get compensation

By Oyebola Owolabi

Those who lost properties in the recent fire outbreak on Dosumu Street, Lagos Island, will be compensated, Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Central Business Districts (CBD), Mrs. Bola Olumegbon-Lawal, has said.

Mrs. Olumegbon-Lawal, while rendering reports of the Office in last one year, said activities of the CBD management office, tailored towards impacting positively on stakeholders, are hinged on four cardinal points – Environmental Sanitation and Beautification; Traffic Management; Safety and Security, as well as Stakeholders Engagement, in line with the T.H.E.M.E.S plus Agenda.

She said: “I can tell you that the government has been compiling names of those affected and estimates of the properties affected in the unfortunate incident. Therefore, all the affected people can rest assured that the government will adequately compensate them without any prejudice.”

The special adviser also said the office worked with other government agencies like Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Lagos State Fire Services, Lagos State Safety Commission and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), to achieve the modest accomplishments recorded within the last one year.

Olumegbon-Lawal hinted that the agency is also talking with private investors to build a multi-layer car park within the Lagos Island Business District to address illegal parking and traffic congestion. She added that the medical cubicles will be introduced within the markets to bring primary healthcare closer to residents, business owners and visitors in the Business Districts.