The Lagos Marina is set to regain its beauty and serenity.
This is because the Federal and State Governments have taken steps towards stoppage of barge operations along the coastline.
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu who paid an unscheduled visit to Marina gave a stop work order to halt the devastation of the coastline which used to be the pride of the State, attracting crowds of visitors.
The Minister directed the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, to revoke barge approvals granted some companies operating in Lagos and ordered that trucks must immediately stop coming to the Marina to load.
According to him, “The Federal Ministry of Transport has agreed with Lagos State Government to ensure that whoever is making use of Marina coastline should stop and that NPA should cancel all barge permits pending when each person will come back to NPA, NIWA and Lagos State Government to renew such approval,”
On his part, Governor Sanwo-Olu directed the Lagos State Commissioner of Police to arrest and prosecute anyone who flouts the order to stop ”unauthorized activities” on the Marina.
The Governor who said the State Government would do everything to bring sanity to the coastline, revealed that he had open talks with the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing as it was discovered that some of the approvals were from the Federal Ministry.
Godwin Udor
