By HEADLINENEWS.NEWS correspondent
Landmark Group on Monday faced a pivotal moment as federal government bulldozers descended upon its beach resort, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
Renowned for its status as a comprehensive ecosystem and one of the continent’s largest destinations for business, leisure, and lifestyle experiences, Landmark Group watched helplessly as some of its businesses were reduced to mere rubble during the government’s operation.
The catalyst behind this drastic action was the ambitious project to construct a 700-kilometer coastal highway, spanning from Lagos to Calabar, the capital of Cross River State.
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Saturday in Lagos, flagged off the demolition of a section of the Landmark Beach, the Mami Chula Beach Lifestyle, to give way to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
He noted that the demolition was necessary since the landmark centre was located on the Federal Government’s Right-of-way.
He stressed that several structures would be affected by the demolition, adding that compensation would be provided.
Umahi said, “So with the utmost fear of God, gratitude to God Almighty and the commitment to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda in our infrastructural development agenda in particular, I wish to flag off this demolition.
”It’s in a right-of-way within the coastal corridor which is the legitimate right-of-way of the Federal Government.
“Before the flag off of the demolition of the landmark, I graciously increased the grace period by another seven days and yet another four days and here we are because the project stopped because of lack of demolition.
“And I want to commend the likes of Bolaji, incidentally from kilometre zero to four from what I’m seeing, he is the only one that is majorly affected. That’s the only infrastructure I can see that is affected.”
The Minister, who acknowledged that some people were opposed to the project, insisted that it was necessary for economic development.
