The Lagos State Government has begun demolition of shops
located at the Ikeja New Garage adjacent to the popular Computer Village,
Ikeja.
According to reports, no fewer than 18 shops have been
demolished with heavily armed police officers supervising
the operation.
This comes after the announcement by the state government to
relocate the popular Ikeja Computer Village before the end of the year.
Citing its situation in a residential area – Otigba Street,
and the attendant heavy gridlock – the Governor Akinwumi Ambode-led
administration said it would relocate the market to the ICT Park, Katangua in
Agbado/Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area.
“If at the end of this year, the Computer Village is not
moved from that Otigba Street in Ikeja to Katangua, I will not come here next
year,” Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Wasiu
Anifowose, said last week.
“It is a done deal; we have held a stakeholders’ meeting
with the traders and they agreed to the relocation plan.
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