“You No Fit Use Any Informal Urban Space For Lagos Without License From LASISMA – Oso”

Di General Manager of LASISMA don yan say na President Bola Ahmed Tinubu bin create di Authority back when im be Lagos State Governor for 2001, but na now wey Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu enter office, LASISMA begin dey work well. Di GM say when Gov Sanwo-Olu appoint am, di place dey operate on only 5%. Di Authority dey backed by Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law of 2015 wey dem amend. LASISMA get power to regulate how urban furniture go dey, di way dem go take arrange informal urban space, plus advise government agencies on how to use dem. Dem dey set up socio-economic areas for both formal and informal business, build database for urban spaces, plus create policy on how dem go use and regulate di space. Di GM talk say Gov Sanwo-Olu no dey smile, say di era of people dey misuse urban space don end. LASISMA no go gree make 80% of di space dey under illegal control again.

On top how dem dey get money, di GM talk say dem dey get budget allocation but dem still dey find more money through IGR. Example be say, di new office dem dey now, na through agreement with di landlord wey go help generate revenue and pay percentage to government, wey go still cover rent. Di biggest wahala wey dem dey face na say people just dey abuse di space anyhow. Di GM give example of woman wey dey fry yam near gas seller for Ladipo wey cause big fire. Another one happen for Abule-Ado. Di Authority don talk say make nobody do business for any setback without LASISMA license, say dem go catch anybody wey try am. Di license dey take only 10 working days to process and e must renew every year. Dem don talk say di waka of people wey dey build anything for roadside without permission go soon end, LASISMA don land and e no go be business as usual again.