Oyo State Authorities, via its Ministry of Works and Transport, has given the Worldwide Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Federal Radio Company of Nigeria (FRCN), Amuludun FM, Moniya, petrol stations, residential buildings and different enterprise entities on Ojoo-Akinyele seven days to vacate.
These properties have been declared unlawful by the State Authorities, in keeping with the letter by the Ministry of Works and Transport signed by Eng O. F Fadare.
The letter titled “Discover for Removing of Constructions Illegally Erected on the Federal Roads and Bridges Proper-of-Way” focuses consideration on the demolition of properties on the Ojoo-Akinyele Interchange, popularly referred to as Previous Oyo Highway.
Connected to the letter was the March 13, 2020 Public Discover that emanated from the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing titled “Unlawful Growth of Constructions, ESPECIALLY Filling Stations Inside the Proper of Method of Federal Roads and Bridges”
Findings by NewsWatch.com.ng revealed that many constructions which were marked for demolition embody the a part of the Worldwide Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), a part of Federal Radio Company of Nigeria (Amuludun Station), petrol stations, and residential buildings.
Within the particular person letters that had been served on the property homeowners by the Oyo State Ministry of Works and Transport on the Ojoo-Akinyele hall, a number of of which had been made accessible to NewsWatch.com.ng learn:
The letter addressed to the people added that:
Property homeowners instructed NewsWatch.com.ng that the state authorities via its ministry has manipulated the FG’s Ministry’s discover to situation a demolition discover, describing the step as unusual and disturbing.
They contended that the state authorities has gone past the filling stations that was emphasised within the FG’s discover and, as a substitute included all constructions alongside the street.
The residents expressed shock on the implementation of a five-year-old doc by the Federal Authorities with out focusing consideration on the unique construction contained within the discover
The enterprise homeowners on Ojoo-AKinyele Highway maintained that they’re accountable dutiful residents who’ve paid their due together with taxes and different commitments and as such don’t deserve the proposed remedy by the State Authorities.
In the meantime, NewsWatch.com.ng realized that the Oyo State Authorities is planning to dualize the federal street in query after which the {financial} implications will likely be claimed by the state authorities
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