The Lagos House of Assembly has proposed the relocation of residents of Makoko, Oko-Agbon and Sogunro waterfront communities to Agbowa in Epe LGA of the state.
The recommendation was issued after the assembly adopted the
report of its standing committee on rules and business, concerning the
demolition exercise carried out in Makoko, Oko-Agbon and Sogunro communities.
In December 2025, the Lagos state government commenced
demolition of “illicit structures” in communities contiguous to the Third
Mainland Bridge — a development that led to displacement of several residents.
The affected communities protested the demolition exercise
and petitioned Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the Lagos assembly.
The legislature had called for the suspension of the
exercise while promising to investigate the matter.
Presenting the report during plenary, Noheem Adams, chairman
of the committee, said the panel engaged the petitioners in five separate
meetings and visited the communities with government officials and agencies.
Adams said the bulldozing resulted in the destruction of
homes, property and displacement of residents.
The committee said the affected communities depend on
fishing for survival and have been residing in the waterfront communities for
decades.
The committee said since the flattening, the living
conditions of residents have deteriorated.
The committee recommended that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor
of Lagos, direct the special adviser on E-GIS to vet the enumeration report
submitted by the Makoko, Sogunro and Oko-Agbon communities.
It also recommended that the state government relocate the
affected residents to a proposed low-cost housing estate, to be constructed in
the Agbowa area of the state, where they can continue their fishing activities.
The committee also asked the state government to engage the
Oloto of the Otto family in the construction of the water city project and
recognise the family as original owners of the land.
In February 2026, the Lagos government announced plans to
invest $10 million for the water city project aimed at modernising the fishing
community.
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