The Lagos State Government says all gates removed from the Lekki area are intact and will be returned to the various zones of the residents association immediately after an amicable agreement is reached on modalities for re-installing the gates.

Lagos Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, TOKUNBO WAHAB disclosed this at the stakeholders’ meeting with members of the Lekki Residents Association alongside his transport counterpart, OLUWASEUN OSHIYEMI.

WAHAB said part of the agreement must include a condition that the gates cannot be shut before midnight and must have personnel manning them to ensure seamless entry and exit for all residents.

He said part of what informed the decision to remove all the gates was to avoid a situation where the state would be accused of cherry-picking streets that had their gates pulled down.

The Commissioner added that it was a very painful decision which had to be taken because the state government had the responsibility to regulate operations at Lekki Phase 1 which is a government scheme.