Na dem dey talk say change no dey come easy, especially for Lagos wey plenty people wan dey bubble for everywhere. But e be like say Governor Sanwo-Olu don carry matchet come chop down all dem illegal structures wey don dey crowd shorelines and high-tension cables for the state. Na the House of Assembly don support di action and dem talk say e go make everywhere beta.
Mr. Stephen Ogundipe, wey be di chairman for House Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, talk say di demolition na serious matter. E say him dey feel say dem ramshackle structures wey dey around Oworonsoki and Makoko no dey make sense. E no just dem dey spoil di view, but dem dey cause wahala for di environment and for di people wey dey live for di area.
Di residents for Makoko no gree just sit down dey watch as dem dey bring down their houses. Dem carry protest go di Assembly complex, dey shout for Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu make e no allow dem demolish again. E be like say dem don vex, because plenty families dey affected and no be everybody fit carry dis kind action without one kain wahala here and there.
Ogundipe wey dey represent Oshodi-Isolo Constituency-01 talk say despite di pain wey di demolition dey bring, na necessary move to protect di community. E mention say di shorelines don turn to hideout for touts and dangerous people wey dey vandalise public utilities and even dey attack innocent people. E no fit sitdown dey watch na so di state go dey expose to danger.
Di government sabi wetin dem dey do. According to Gov. Sanwo-Olu, no bi say dem wan go just dey demolish for fun, but na to prevent any kind disaster wey fit happen in di future. No one wan go carry body go them own funeral simply because dem no take step to correct things wey no dey proper. Na him sure say affected citizens go get di support wey dem need.
Ogundipe don also call on residents make dem dey calm, cooperate with di government and follow building regulations well well. Di matter simple: if everybody fit follow rules, na so dem go go fit avoid di kain wahala dem dey face now. As dem dey clear di area, e fit pain, but wetin peruvian no fit do, di collect soccer!
So, for Lagos wey don dey try balance development and safety, everyone suppose stay alert and be part of di solutions wey go help di state progress. Na wetin ogbonge leadership be, for real. We dey watch as dis whole demolition matter dey unfold, and we go continue to dey bring una di latest gist as e dey happen.
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