In a statement issued out by Lanre Omojola, Director
Lagos State safety commission, it was established that no such notice or act
came from the government.
The statement reads thus; ‘The attention of the
Lagos State Safety Commission has been drawn to a message making the rounds to
the effect that hotel and restaurant owners are required to pay various sums of
money to enable them reopens for business.
“We state categorically that the malicious message did not
originate from the Safety Commission neither was any person or group of persons
authorized to send that message on behalf of the Commission.
“For the purpose of clarity, it is again reiterated that the
Register to Open exercise is absolutely FREE.
NO business owners, including hoteliers, restaurants, club owners etc. should
pay to anybody for that purpose.”
