President Bola Tinubu has warned governors across the country to always liaise with the Surveyor General of the Federation and the Federal Ministry of Works before considering approving land for the development of estates or other facilities anywhere near federal roads or pathways.
The president, who said the federal government would revoke all building plan approvals the Lagos State Government gave to developers along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, stated this at the commissioning of the reconstructed Deep Sea Port Access Road through Epe-Ijebu Ode.
The president said: “I have directed the Minister of Works to work with the Surveyor General of the Federation and all the governors on these legacy projects route bypass to procure reasonable setbacks for future land expansion, building of infrastructures to enhance road architecture and return on investment.
