By Adeola Badru
The Oyo State Authorities has cautioned the Federal Authorities in opposition to deceptive the general public over the possession of sure authorities property throughout the state, insisting that the affected lands had been lawfully revoked and reallocated after years of abandonment and misuse.
The State Commissioner for Lands, Housing and City Growth, Akinfunmilayo Williams, made the comment, yesterday, throughout a press briefing in Ibadan.
Williams was reacting to a current public discover issued by the Federal Ministry of Housing and City Growth, which warned Nigerians in opposition to buying some listed properties in Oyo State, claiming that they continue to be federal belongings.
Within the discover signed by the Everlasting Secretary of the ministry, Mr Shuaib Belgore, the Federal Authorities had cautioned that “any particular person or entity trying to purchase, promote, or declare possession of the listed properties could be doing so illegally and at their very own danger.”
The properties talked about embrace: The Africa Regional Centre for Engineering Design and Manufacturing (ARCEDEM) at Iwo Highway, the Federal Low-Price Property and Web site and Companies at Idi-Ayure, a Federal Housing Scheme in Saki, the Nationwide Strategic Grain Reserve property at Iyande, the Radio Nigeria property at Basorun, and the Nationwide Horticultural Analysis Institute web site at Ajalubosa, Alesinloye, all in Oyo State.
Responding, Williams mentioned the Oyo State Authorities was compelled to make clear the scenario, stressing that its actions had been lawful, clear and guided by the Land Use Act of 1978, which vests authority over all land in a state within the governor.
“Our motion is just not a hostile one; slightly, it’s a needed measure to guard the state’s belongings, restore investor confidence, and be certain that public land is utilised for the advantage of our folks,” he acknowledged.
Williams defined that the six listed websites had both been deserted or left undeveloped for many years by federal businesses, creating safety dangers and hindering city progress.
“Beneath the Land Use Act of 1978, the authority over all land within the state is vested within the state authorities. Federal businesses are tenants on the land.
After they fail to make use of it for the general public good, or after they abandon it for many years, it turns into our obligation as custodians of the lives and property of our residents to reclaim and reallocate it,” he defined.
On the ARCEDEM property alongside Iwo Highway, the commissioner recalled that the land was allotted way back to 1983 however had develop into derelict, including, “That parcel of land grew to become a jungle, harbouring criminals and posing a safety risk to close by residents.
“Following a number of complaints and safety experiences, we issued a discover of intent to revoke its Certificates of Occupancy in September 2020 and formally reclaimed it the next month.
“It’s, subsequently, an incredible embarrassment {that a} federal ministry would now try to put declare to land that was legally revoked 5 years in the past and is already being put to higher use.”
Williams accused some federal businesses of performing above the regulation and violating state planning rules, noting, “Sure federal institutions have been developing buildings with out acquiring state planning approval, assuming their federal standing exempts them.”
“It is a clear violation of Oyo State legal guidelines. Even the Federal Secretariat advanced and building close to the railway station have raised considerations about compliance with security requirements.
“We won’t tolerate non-compliance with our planning insurance policies. Oyo State won’t step again or permit the excesses of those businesses to proceed to the drawback of our folks.”
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