MIFFED at the seeming distortion in Lekki Peninsula masterplan by developers, professionals in the built environment have charged the state authorities to ensure total compliance to the existing layout. The masterplan developed some year’s ago by a consultant, Messrs Dal Handazzar was conceived to allow free-flow of traffic, free-flow drainage system and a compact corridor. However, developers have flouted this physical planning regulation. For instance, the master plan mandated every housing estate in Lekki corridor to link their drainage to each other and also link water flow to the primary drainage that would be constructed along the coastal alignment. A former Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, who superintended the master plan, Mr. Francisco Abosede, said: “But till date, each estate has its drainage that doesn’t link to each other”, he said. Abosede expressed need for effective monitoring, to ensure the corridor is not turned to another slum. ...
