Nigerians have descended heavily on Landmark Africa, operators of Landmark resort in Lagos following an advert it posted on its X handle announcing it is open for business six days after it announced to the world that what it built in 6 years was destroyed in 6 hours to pave way for the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project.
The Landmark CEO, Paul Onwuanibe, had lamented in a Channels interview that his $200 million business investment around the Landmark ecosystem was set to be demolished for the Lagos-Calabar coastal road. This prompted increased opposition to the project from many especially in the opposition parties, who called on the federal government to cancel the project and save businesses from demolition with the attendant job losses.
Following this reopening notice from Landmark, X users aired their displeasure with Landmark for apparently misleading the public to believe that their entire businesses were demolished and set up the federal government for undue criticism. Some individuals added a touch of sarcasm to their comments with some comments insisting that Landmark has been demolished and that the reopening notice from Landmark was fake news.
Contrary to the posture of Landmark prior to the demolition of structures along the beach corridor, the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi had repeatedly said that the demolitions would not affect the main buildings of Landmark, rather tents, shanties, swimming pool, astro turf and other temporary structures erected on the beach are the structures that will give way.
Umahi also noted that the government has had to bend backwards to ensure that Landmark is not affected in the demolitions by reducing the right of way it will collect from 250 meters it ought to collect to 50 meters from the coastline.