The Lagos State Government has directed occupants of setbacks, roadsides, and other informal public spaces across the state to present documents supporting their occupation as it begins a statewide documentation exercise to regulate their use.
The government announced the exercise in a public notice shared on its official Facebook page on Wednesday, saying it is being carried out under the Setbacks, Common Areas and Roadsides Administration and Monitoring Project (SCRAMP) through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.
According to the notice signed by the Permanent Secretary, Office of Physical Planning, Wasiu Olayinka, the exercise is backed by the amended Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law, 2019, and is intended to preserve land needed for existing and future public infrastructure while promoting orderly physical development.
The government stated that it had engaged Octragon Multi-Projects Limited, working with the Lagos State Informal Management Authority (LASISMA), to identify, document and manage setbacks, common areas, roadsides and other informal urban spaces across the state.
It said the initiative is intended to address the indiscriminate occupation, illegal conversion and unregulated use of public spaces, which it said have continued to undermine approved physical development plans and the quality of the urban environment.
