By Akinwale Kasali
The demolition exercises in Lagos, coupled with worsening hunger condition has generated massive protest in the Oworonshoki area.
On Friday, protesters stormed the Office of the Lagos State Governor in their hundreds to lament their sad fate.
The protest led by the “Take It Back Movement” in collaboration with several Civil Society Organisations, said the demolitions have left many residents homeless and deepened the economic hardship faced by low-income families across the State.
The protesters stormed the Ikeja Underbridge and marched to the Governor’s Office in Alausa, to express their anger over the demolition in Oworonshoki, and the level of hunger that has become their fate.
The protesters were seen carrying placards bearing inscriptions such as “Stop the Demolitions,” “End Hunger Now,” and “Government Should Protect the Poor.”
The groups accused the State Government of implementing “anti-poor policies”, and alleged that the demolition exercises in Oworonshoki and other communities were carried out without sufficient notice or provision of alternative accommodation for displaced families.
In a move to curtail the protesters from disrupting law and order, Security personnel, including Police and operatives of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps, LNSC, were stationed along major routes leading to Alausa to maintain order and prevent chaos.
The protesters chanted solidarity songs and called for an audience with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu or a representative of his administration to present their grievances.
A letter stating the grievances of the Protesters, it was gathered, was presented to the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Tayo Ayinde.
The Lagos State Government is yet to issue a statement or comment on this development.
However, reliable sources informed this medium that the Government had taken note and trying to sort out genuine complaints.
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