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Lagos Coastal Road Project: Why Lagos multimillion-dollar beach, Landmark might be shutting down soon

While commending the the planned coastal Onwuanibe feared that it “will pose a huge threat to inward investment into the state and, most importantly, pose a threat to people who are already in the state trying to do things.”

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Omon Okhuevbie
Apr 05, 2024
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The Landmark Beach is located within Landmark Village, a cutting-edge development along the Atlantic Ocean waterfront in Victoria Island, Lagos. 

This prime beachfront property ranks among the top ten luxurious beaches in Lagos and features a three-part hotel and resort designed for leisure and recreational activities.

However, in a recent CNN news report, Paul Onwuanibe, the owner of Landmark Beach, expressed concern about the Lagos State Government's plan to close down this multimillion-dollar beach resort.

Onwuanibe revealed that the Lagos state government notified him that his beach resort must be removed as it falls within the right-of-way of a planned 700-kilometer (435-mile) coastal highway linking the former capital city to Calabar, a port city near the border with Cameroon.

Expressing his reaction to CNN, the Landmark Group leader shared, "One was amazement, second was concern and the third one was, ‘is this real or is this an April Fools’ (Day prank in) advance?”

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