….Sen Victor Umeh speaks on Channels tv .
Points Raised
…..Trade fair Complex in Lagos is a federal govt.establishment not state .It’s under the agency of FG and if anyone wants to get approval to build there ,he goes to federal government land Registry in Ikoyi not to Lagos govt.land Registry in Alausa .
…..Lagos state Commissioner for physical planning and Urban development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide lied that buildings are on the carnal .No building there is on drainage channel or on carnal .Trade fair Complex is not in the moon ,anybody can go there and see . 25th September 2025 was the first time they went there and the result was illegal demolition.
..,…. Who should give approval ?
It’s the federal government that gives approval for building in fed .lands not state and since 1995 , fed. Govt.has been given approval for buildings in Trade fair Complex. Lagos state govt .has not given one approval for buildings there .…… Concurrent jurisdiction?
There is no concurrent jurisdiction . There are federal govt lands in all the states in Nigeria being managed by fed .housing authority not states and oversight functions is done by FG not state government.…. Executive director of Trade fair Complex is shocked by that action . I’m an Estate Surveyor and A Valuer and a fellow so I know all about land ownership and land allocation and the process . It’s the trade Fair management board that manages trade Fair complex not Lagos state government.
……This same thing happened at Abule Ado . Im the vice chairman,Senate committee on Housing and I went to Sen Gbenga Ashafa ( chairman Senate committee on Housing) on the issue of Abule Ado building demolition.
On 25th Jan 2025 , I went to Abule Ado with the M/D Fed. Housing Authority,Hon O Ojo and he was shocked by his findings and found out they lied to him that the buildings were on the carnal .
………Igbos in Lagos should be left alone .They import goods ,clear the goods and on taking the containers to their shops ,a lot of obstacles will be placed on them on the road with many levies from one pole to another .
Igbos contribute to the GDP of this country . 6.6 trillion Naira was collected by Customs last year . Ain’t they majorly the money paid by importers for clearing their goods ?
….. Obi wielding sentiments?
It’s not true. Mr Commissioner ,Dr Oluyinka Olumide should stop deceiving the people and stop playing politics over the investments of people.
Obi was one of the developers of Trade Fair complex .He has a plaza there and over 200 shops since 1995 .
