Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has ejected some unauthorized developers putting up building projects on some parts of the land acquired by the Federal Government for the construction of the National Stadium Complex in Surulere, Lagos.
The Ministry has also closed down the construction sites of these developers and sealed off their operations.
Making this known in his office in Abuja, during the presentation of the ‘Report On Field Verification Exercise/Acquisition Of the National Stadium Complex, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola said these decisions became necessary to protect Government’s land and assets.
Angela Great-Edereka, the Director of Lands, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, confirmed that official documents show the land was legally acquired by Government in 1960 and 1973.
In his remarks, Sports Minister Sunday Dare thanked his counterpart in the Works and Housing Ministry for the professional handling of the matter.
Dare then called for collaboration on the best way to put the recovered land to use.
