adminLAGOS — Lagos has issued a final warning to owners of hollow telecoms masts to pull them down before April 30. The state’s Urban Regulatory Unit (UFRU) said the extension of the deadline on two occasions now was due to passionate appeals for more time by stakeholders. The initial deadline was fixed for December last year but was later extended to March 2014 following outcry by banks whose operations were severely affected by the forced pulling down of the mast by UFRU officials.
In its latest warning, UFRU said it would not accept any appeal from hollow mast owners once the current deadline expires.
Head of UFRU, Joe Igbokwe, said that it is unfortunate that most owners of hollow masts in the state are not taking concrete steps to decommission despite a series of warnings issued by his agency.
Igbokwe said that since the warning was issued last year, only banks like Guaranty Trust Bank, Zenith Bank, and WEMA Bank had shown serious commitment to comply with the directive. – CAJ News
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