CAN A HOUSE BUILT ON SAND STAND?

I do not aim to preach to anyone, but I am sure most are familiar with the parable of the house built on sand and the one built on rock. It says a house built on sand can never stand as the sand will be washed away from under the house because there is no proper foundation.  If you apply this literally to the amount of property development going on in sand filled areas, it does not look good. A great number of property constructions along the Lekki axis as well as the coastline of Lagos State is on reclaimed sand filled land. A look at the Eko Atlantic City will reveal how much land has been reclaimed from the sea at a cost of billions of dollars. More billions of dollars will be poured into developing it into a world class mega city. The Bar beach waves which was on the doorstep of the streets of Victoria Island has been pushed so far back into the sea that you cannot see the sea anymore. The water that has been pushed back will of course have to find other outlets, so will be redirected to areas that did not have so much water previously. Lagos State coastline has been suffering ocean surges and flooding in the last few years, could this be the reason why? I am not an expert on this issue and am just wondering where all the redirected water will go and if the sand filled land will ever be washed away?

During the week, the traffic on the Lekki Expressway was terrible due to long queues at petrol stations. On one of these days I decided that instead of sitting in the traffic jam, I would explore some of the side roads that I very rarely go into. One of these areas called Idado was an eye opener, there were beautiful houses and apartments under construction and there was a particular red brick development that would not have looked out of place in London or America. It was beautifully finished both inside and outside, the garden was landscaped to perfection. To be honest it was better than a lot of properties in Ikoyi or Banana Island. The only issue was that the road leading to it as not tarred. It got me thinking that a one can actually create their own little paradise in an unknown area and this would encourage other developers to build similar types of properties in the area. Many people are still focused on living in Lekki1, Victoria island and Ikoyi, not realizing that they could live in a better built property for a quarter of the price, just ten minutes down the road and still have all the comforts of 24hours electricity, clean running water and excellent security.