The senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial district at the Red Chambers of the National Assembly, Wasiu Eshinlokun Sanni, while expressing concern on the danger ocean surge and encroachment portends for residents of Eti Osa and Lekki communities, has assured them that the Senate will be inundated on this problem and that the issue will be top priority when it resumes seating next month.
Speaking at the meeting on Ocean Encroachment between Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA), Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Eti Osa East LCDA and himself, Senator Eshinlokun Sanni views the Ocean encroachment as a serious threat to human existence in that area; a menace that must be tackled with all seriousness.
The Director General of NCF, in his presentation, stated that over 130 metres of habitable land had been encroached in just four years, with a projection that 50 more would have been gone by 2024; while predicting that it would have claimed all land between it and the Lekki Epe expressway in not distant a future, if nothing is done to arrest it.
Mr Desmond Majekodunmi, a reknown Environmental activist, also contributed technically and historically to discussions on the menace posed by the surge.
At the end the meeting, NCF and LERSA infrastructure committee were mandated to come up with technically feasible solutions, for review and possible implementation.