Talk:Banana Island, Lagos

message: No reliable secondary sources.  Ellin Beltz (talk) 17:54, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nominated for deletion 

message: The information is ultimately encyclopaedic. The article requires a rewrite to conform to Wikipedia guidelines, but is fundamentally factual and refers to an area in Lagos well known to anyone remotely familiar with the city. The spruces provided in the articles are independent - 2 are new articles referring to the location - I will start the re-write and ask Ellin Beltz to remove the nomination. --Ajisekanla (talk) 18:09, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  This page should not be speedy deleted because...  

message: The information in respect of Lagoon City is ultimately encyclopaedic. It refers to the architectural origins of Banana Island, and simply to dismiss those origins as "an Artificial Island" is simplistic. The article requires a rewrite to conform to Wikipedia guidelines. The fact that the original ownership is subject to an imminent Legal Hearing in Lagos should not detract from the architectural facts.
To simply remove the Prima Facie original Architectural Plans is tantamount to vandalism. Given the historical links to the New York Twin Towers thanks to Chief Adebayo Adeleke & Minoru Yamasaki is fascinating and of international importance.
The original plans clearly show the Lagoon City Airport & Runway which would have transformed the development.
Additionally, Lagoon City was envisaged as a thriving commercial district; it's interesting to note that it has evolved into a sprawling "Gin Palace" instead.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Legal Team1 (talk • contribs) 10:05, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  This page should be returned to it's 20th March state because references to Lagoon City should never be deleted because...  

message: I have removed all of the unsourced information relating to Late Chief Adebayo Adeleke and placed it below.  This has contributed significantly to the perception that this article's nomination for deletion - the OP should please provide sources if she/he wishes to reinsert.
The original Banana Island construction project entitled Lagoon City was the brainchild of the Late Chief Adebayo Adeleke, a University of London trained Civil Engineer (MICE), and CEO of City Property Development Ltd. Chief Adebayo Adeleke had originally commissioned a new urban development in Maroko, Victoria Island, but that project had been 'acquired' by the Lagos State government with no financial consideration paid. It is one of the top 20 estates in the world. Following a lengthy 10 year court case, Lagos State government offered other parcels of land as consideration for the Maroko development.
Many scoffed at Chief Adeleke's decision to select the Ikoyi Island perimeter, however they were unable to appreciate the foresight of the Chief, who promptly engaged the Westminster Dredging Company to dredge the foreshore, and create six interlinked and symmetrical islands. Chief Adeleke was an exceptional Nigerian visionary and philanthropist, unconcerned with the usual wealth acquisition of many of his contemporaries. He wanted to create a development that would "Make Nigeria Proud", and engaged Minoru Yamasaki the architect of Manhattan's Twin Towers, to design replica twin towers as the flagship iconic buildings on the main island.
To complete the Lagoon City concept, Chief Adeleke planned an aesthetic design including a City Airport, which was a vision conceived long before the London Docklands Development, London City Airport, Dubai's Palm Islands or Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok Airport.
Unfortunately for the Chief, as soon as he had reclaimed the land and the brilliance of the idea was unveiled, others were determined to wrestle the land from him, and the project was 'acquired' again with no consideration being paid to City Property Development Limited. The 'acquisition' is currently being challenged in various courts, and there are Caveat Emptor warnings in place to warn prospective buyers that their investment could be at risk in future. There is also litigation pending in the UK and European courts regarding this matter.
The subsequent developers were principally interested in maximising the yield of the land at the expense of the aesthetic innovative design foreseen by Chief Adebayo Adeleke. Consequently the land was filled in to create a banana shaped island, which has resolutely failed to achieve any international iconic architectural acclaim.
Ajisekanla (talk)20:53, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Late Chief Adebayo Adeleke

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