Lagos State government dares federal government

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Lagos State government yesterday said it does not need the permission of the federal government to build bridge and other people oriented projects geared towards improving the lives of residents.

The state commissioner for works and infrastructure, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat who said this during the 2014 ministerial press briefing added that the state government normally consults relevant organs of government and individuals before embarking on project execution.

According to him, ?We do not need the federal government permission to build a bridge in Lagos. That is the reality, we do not. But like I said we work with a lot of stakeholders when building bridges or roads. It is not just federal government even tenant and home owners on the road we have to talk to them.

?If you recall during the commissioning of Ikoyi ?Lekki Link Bridge, the governor thanked former President Umaru Musa Yar?Adua, because he gave up four buildings belonging to the federal government to enable us execute the project.

?We demolished four federal buildings and that when he(governor) spoke to him, the then president just told him to go and remove them. That shows that there is discussion. If those buildings do not belong to the federal government, we will need the permission of the owner.

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