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 Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has strongly defended the recent demolition of structures in parts of the Makoko waterfront community, describing the action as essential for public safety and to avert potential disasters. Speaking at a private breakfast meeting with selected Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers organized by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) in Ikoyi, the governor addressed criticisms and protests following the demolitions. He explained that the exercise targeted illegal shanties that had expanded rapidly and encroached dangerously close to critical infrastructure, including the Third Mainland Bridge and high-tension power lines. “I have been accused of destroying Makoko,” Sanwo-Olu said. “But the challenge is that the settlement was growing at an incredible speed and moving dangerously close to the Third Mainland Bridge with high-tension power lines underneath. I am not going to sit down and wait for something to drop off and, in one day, lose bet...