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Once upon a time, there was a neighbourhood which was a popping upper middle class district of Lagos. Till now if you wander round it, you will see abandoned properties with architecture that hints at what it once was.
There was even a Corona School there when I was growing up.
There was even a Corona School there when I was growing up.
The Ibru family owned vast amounts of prime waterfront real estate there. It was actually too expensive for many of our parents who owned property in VI and Ikeja to invest in at the time. Living there was a status symbol.
But people started violating the urban planning code.
But people started violating the urban planning code.
It was near Nigeria's busiest port, so people began selling and leasing out their land to developers who built tank farms, container terminals, warehouses and trailer parks.
Slowly, this neighbourhood turned into a crime-ridden industrial slum with collapsed infrastructure.
Slowly, this neighbourhood turned into a crime-ridden industrial slum with collapsed infrastructure.
The rich people moved out first, fleeing to VI, Ikoyi, Lekki, Ikeja GRA and Ogudu GRA.
The professional class held out for a decade or so, then they too gave up and moved to Lekki, Ajah, Festac and Amuwo Odofin.
All that was left was industrial soot and abandoned buildings.
The professional class held out for a decade or so, then they too gave up and moved to Lekki, Ajah, Festac and Amuwo Odofin.
All that was left was industrial soot and abandoned buildings.
Every 2 houses or so in Apapa, you now see "THIS HOUSE IS UNDER THE CUSTODY OF THE LAGOS HIGH COURT" as the descendants of the old homeowners squabble over who will sell the property to port-affiliated developers.
Corona School Apapa also eventually closed due to lack of demand.
Corona School Apapa also eventually closed due to lack of demand.
And the moral of the story is that Lekki should definitely not prepare to become Apapa redux as Africa's largest oil refinery goes live in Ibeju-Lekki, having stated that it intends to rely on ROAD TANKERS to evacuate 650,000 liters of product per day.
God will help you. (He won't.) https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1X824I
*barrels, not litres.
428,000 barrels = > 60,000,000 litres
= > 2,000 road tankers per day.
428,000 barrels = > 60,000,000 litres
= > 2,000 road tankers per day.
