Pen Cinema Flyover: Lagos Allays Fear over Compensation

Lagos State Government has allayed the fears of property owners affected by the ongoing construction of the Pen Cinema Flyover, assuring them that they would be fully compensated. 

In a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development,

Mr. Abiola Anifowoshe, the government specifically debunked media reports suggesting that it was unnecessarily delaying compensation, saying those whose structures were demolished would be paid. 

Anifowoshe said the State Government had since urged the affected people including the residents of LSDPC in Agege to submit all relevant documents showing proof of ownership, noting that the compensation process has fully commenced. 

While emphasizing that prompt submission of relevant documents would facilitate the process of payment, the commissioner urged all affected property owners who are yet to produce their planning documents such as Certified Registered Title Document of Properties within the said Right of Way, Approved Building Plan Permit for the affected structures and any other relevant documents as proof of ownership, to do so without delay. 

Steve Ayorinde, Abdul Hakeem Mobolaj Abdul Lateef, Wasiu Abiola Anifowoshe