The Oyo State Government has served contravention notices on the owners of illegal structures, and disused buildings at Kolapo Ishola, Carlton Gate Estates, in Ibadan.
The action, according to the new commissioner for lands, housing, and urban developments, Mr. Akin Funmilayo Williams said was part of Governor Seyi Makinde’s Omititun 2.0 road map for sustainable developments in enforcing the state’s original approved plan on every building to avert avoidable casualties.
Akin Funmilayo, and the Ministry permanent secretary, Mrs. Mofoluke Adegbiyi, had earlier today been a public holiday marked out for the Isese Day celebration, led the enforcement team, on an On- spot assessment of residential estates ensuring prompt enforcement towards notifying occupants, who had unapproved structures that contravened the state’s original approved plan.
The Honourable Commissioner, Hon. Akin Funmilayo Williams disclosed that the government has decided to begin absolute monitoring and enforcement on illegal structures, and disused buildings within the state, noting that the enforcement of the contravention notices would continue till every building is notified.
He said the enforcement exercise would be confined to the major streets and roads stating that the enforcement team had covered some residential buildings in the GRA.
He explained that the service of contravention notices and subsequent enforcement followed after its prior assessment of failure by most landed property owners to obtain or follow the approved plan, having had several weeks of sensitization campaigns, which he said, were carried out by the State enforcement team.
He explained that the renewed enforcement would be in phases in line with the commitment of the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde to restore the original approved plan of housing structures.
He urged all residents in the areas to feel free to ventilate any new observations or reports about environmental nuisances that may have been missed out to the task force through the various resident associations for immediate action.
