In an open letter signed by coordinator Bola Arilesere, an architect, and Secretary Adebola Adeyera, the guild warned that prolonged neglect of these structures poses significant hazards while urging swift government action.
Built in 1976, the 12-storey Old Federal Secretariat at Ikoyi was largely abandoned in 1991 after federal operations moved to Abuja. A 1993 proposal to convert the complex into residential housing for approximately 480 families was never realized.
The properties occupy separate parcels: the Old Federal Secretariat sits on roughly 120,000 square metres, while the Ikoyi Towers cover about 12,140.569 square metres of prime Ikoyi real estate.
