The Lagos State Authorities (LASG) has unsealed the QMB Restaurant and Clubhouse on the Lekki-based QMB Way of life Centre.
The state authorities reopened the Restaurant after verifying that the corporate met all constructing rules and holds a respectable title to the property.
Based on info offered to Nairametrics by QMB’s Head of Company and Authorized Companies, Bukola Helen Olusolade, a evaluate of the corporate’s constructing plan permits and Certificates of Occupancy, confirmed compliance with Lagos State, federal, and worldwide constructing requirements, together with security protocols for constructions close to high-tension energy traces.
Based on Olusolade, the corporate introduced copies of the permitted constructing allow issued by the bodily planning authority of the Lagos State Authorities, and the C of Os signed by the Lagos State Governor throughout a gathering with state officers.
“The QMB administration met with officers of the Lagos State Authorities and tendered copies of the permitted constructing allow issued by the bodily planning authority of the Lagos State Authorities, and the C of Os signed by the Lagos State Governor.
“I may also verify that the related setback guidelines and the Lagos State, Federal Authorities, and Worldwide Constructing Codes, which require ample secure distance from high-tension energy traces to forestall publicity to radiation have been in reality noticed and complied with. Our services, due to this fact, pose no hazard to our employees and prospects. Consequently, our premises have been unsealed, and enterprise has reopened instantly,” she acknowledged.
She expressed gratitude to prospects, stakeholders, and well-wishers for his or her help in the course of the closure, including that the corporate would proceed to keep the very best requirements of compliance and cooperation with related authorities.
On the eighth of November, the Lagos State Constructing Management Company (LASBCA) issued a 72-hour ultimatum to QMB Mart to take away unlawful constructions on the coastal highway and beneath energy traces, as a part of its intensified enforcement towards unauthorized developments within the state.
Based on LASBCA, the world occupied by QMB Mart had initially been designated strictly to be used as a car parking zone, however was transformed right into a business hub together with a laundromat, clubhouse, and eatery with out the required authorities approvals.
In the course of the operation, LASBCA additionally sealed a number of different buildings in Lekki and Ikoyi discovered to have commenced development with out the required authorizations.
Final week, the state authorities started demolishing unlawful and faulty constructions on the Commerce Truthful Complicated in Ojo, together with these with out approvals or constructed on highway setbacks and drainage channels. The train concerned a number of state businesses and safety personnel as a part of broader efforts to guard infrastructure, stop flooding, and guarantee security.
Within the final one yr, 8,663 constructing homeowners and builders have been detected for infractions, highlighting the size of unapproved or unsafe development throughout the state.
Throughout the identical interval, LASBCA carried out 2,232 stage inspections on buildings beneath development to verify for compliance and conformity, and issued 215 certificates of completion and health for habitation after thorough inspections. The company additionally verified insurance coverage insurance policies for 159 buildings and undertook 3,610 enforcement actions by way of its enforcement unit.
In 2023, the state introduced down 349 distressed properties and took over 39 collapsed buildings, quickly assuming management as a type of sanction for non-compliance.