You will recall that an early morning ocean surge on Saturday sacked communities around Kuramo Beach in Lagos, leaving one person dead and 15 others missing.
Mr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, the General Manager, Lagos Emergency Management Agency, who said the death toll had risen to four, noted that the bodies were recovered from the nearby Bar Beach on Sunday morning.
In a statement signed by its Lagos State chairman, Chief Tunji Shelle, the PDP called on the Federal Government to stop people from sand-filling the ocean and lagoons in the state.
The PDP faulted the`` unprofessional’’ manner the ocean and lagoons were encroached on without due Ecological and Environmental Impact Assessment.
``This is in the overall interest of the country and to particularly forestall further loss of lives and property arising from mismanaging the environment,’’ the party said.
According to the party, direct government negligence caused the calamities.
The party faulted the sand-filling of land for the purported Eko Atlantic project, adding that business interest had undermined the safety of lives and property.
``We are very pained by the wanton loss of lives and property prevalent only along the coastal lines of Lagos beaches.
``We sincerely sympathise with the affected families,'' the party said.
The party called for a stop to the Eko Atlantic Project and immediate compensation to the bereaved families who also lost property as a result of the surge.
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