What Lagos can do to prevent encroachment on the Rail tracks
In the past, the government's efforts to put up barricades, employ enforcement personnel, and build pedestrian bridges to deter encroachments have yielded little or no results.
Since the launch of the Lagos Blue Line rail in September, anticipation for the Red Line project's completion has been high. Adding to the excitement, the state governor, during a recent site visit, affirmed that the project is on track to be completed by December.
However, the project has encountered a persistent challenge – encroachments on rail tracks by local communities, such as Agbado, Yaba, Agege, and Oshodi, whose livelihoods are often dependent on informal trading along the tracks.
On October 3, The Record hosted a virtual discussion to talk about the need for attitudinal change in how local communities interact with the Red Line rail tracks which run from Agbado to Oyingbo.
The online event, hosted on Ikeja Record X/Twitter Space, was moderated by Abel Adekunle - a Co-Editor at The Record and featured insights/contributions from Folashade Aderohunmu - a broadcast journ…
