Exposure
This chapter will address exposure in two regards, one as the external factors outside of Makoko that influence its day-to-day survival. Secondly, in regard to the vulnerability of Makoko to the world outside of its community, particularly to the eye of the Lagos State Government.
Makoko as a community though isolated by the Lagos state government, does not exist in Isolation from the rest of the Lagos State. In the documentary Lagos/Koolhaas, Koolhaas describes Lagos as disconnected from the global system, while an interview of the Alaba electronics market manager would suggest otherwise. It would suggest that the market which had a turnover of 2.8billion dollars in Lagos, is in-fact highly dependent on external sources as most of …show more content…
The Lagos State Government has made no secret of its immense disapproval of presence of Makoko, The Ex-Commissioner for Waterfront and Infrastructural Development in Lagos State, Adesegun Oniru, stated in an interview with syndicated local news station, Channels News, “When we have visitors into our country, majority of them go an reside on the island, the second they climb that bridge you can imagine what they will be thinking of our state”. In another interview expatiated saying:
“We have come here to warn you to leave this place; we would not come back here to warn again. The bridge you see there is an international link bridge and we do not like the eyesore these shanties are creating here; we do not want them near the bridge anymore. The entire area has been bastardised with shanties in the water and we would remove them if you refuse to move,” The numerous challenges faced by local-folk residing within the community are some of the reasons cited by the government as justification for its ultimate demolition. In addition due to its location on Prime real-estate, Makoko does not fit into to the Lagos State government master plan and as result a number of efforts have been made to forcefully eject resident members. One of such effort was the most recent military …show more content…
The 16th of July 2012, saw the commencement of the demolition of over 200 Homes, Soldier with guns present to intimidate and threaten anyone who challenged the unjust actions. Leaving numerous homeless, with absolutely no place of solace. On the Saturday the 21st of July, local community leader and Timothy Hunpoyanwa was shot dead by a law enforcement official for daring to question his authority by warning that the official not harm innocent civilians. This incidence attracted public outcry. Outraged by the inhumane shooting of an innocent man, chaos fell, halting the demolition. The National Human Right Commission appeared to take on the case but this was really only a political sham fuelled by the rivalry between the ruling party at state level (All Peoples Congress) and the Peoples Democratic party, ruling at federal level . Five years later at the
This chapter will address exposure in two regards, one as the external factors outside of Makoko that influence its day-to-day survival. Secondly, in regard to the vulnerability of Makoko to the world outside of its community, particularly to the eye of the Lagos State Government.
Makoko as a community though isolated by the Lagos state government, does not exist in Isolation from the rest of the Lagos State. In the documentary Lagos/Koolhaas, Koolhaas describes Lagos as disconnected from the global system, while an interview of the Alaba electronics market manager would suggest otherwise. It would suggest that the market which had a turnover of 2.8billion dollars in Lagos, is in-fact highly dependent on external sources as most of …show more content…
The Lagos State Government has made no secret of its immense disapproval of presence of Makoko, The Ex-Commissioner for Waterfront and Infrastructural Development in Lagos State, Adesegun Oniru, stated in an interview with syndicated local news station, Channels News, “When we have visitors into our country, majority of them go an reside on the island, the second they climb that bridge you can imagine what they will be thinking of our state”. In another interview expatiated saying:
“We have come here to warn you to leave this place; we would not come back here to warn again. The bridge you see there is an international link bridge and we do not like the eyesore these shanties are creating here; we do not want them near the bridge anymore. The entire area has been bastardised with shanties in the water and we would remove them if you refuse to move,” The numerous challenges faced by local-folk residing within the community are some of the reasons cited by the government as justification for its ultimate demolition. In addition due to its location on Prime real-estate, Makoko does not fit into to the Lagos State government master plan and as result a number of efforts have been made to forcefully eject resident members. One of such effort was the most recent military …show more content…
The 16th of July 2012, saw the commencement of the demolition of over 200 Homes, Soldier with guns present to intimidate and threaten anyone who challenged the unjust actions. Leaving numerous homeless, with absolutely no place of solace. On the Saturday the 21st of July, local community leader and Timothy Hunpoyanwa was shot dead by a law enforcement official for daring to question his authority by warning that the official not harm innocent civilians. This incidence attracted public outcry. Outraged by the inhumane shooting of an innocent man, chaos fell, halting the demolition. The National Human Right Commission appeared to take on the case but this was really only a political sham fuelled by the rivalry between the ruling party at state level (All Peoples Congress) and the Peoples Democratic party, ruling at federal level . Five years later at the