Residents of Festac Town in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State, under the aegis of the Take Back Festac Movement, have raised the alarm over the alleged sale of critical public infrastructure in the estate.
The residents, during a peaceful protest in the estate on Saturday, identified some of the facilities as including sewage treatment facilities, waterworks, parks and buffer zones, warning that the development poses serious environmental and public health risks.
The group also accused officials of the Federal Housing Authority of disposing of facilities originally designated for public use.
Speaking during the protest, the president of the group, Valentine Uduebo, described the situation as a threat to the survival of the estate and called on the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and President Bola Tinubu to intervene.
