Business owners panic as Oyo govt targets structures along federal right-of-way

• Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has issued a 7-day ultimatum to spot owners on Ojoo-Akinyele (Old Oyo Road) to vacate
• This is contained successful a connection issued by the Oyo State Ministry of Works and Transport.
• The spot owners who spoke with Legit.ng expressed astonishment astatine the Government's determination

Oyo State Government, done its Ministry of Works and Transport, has fixed the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Amuludun FM, Moniya, petrol stations, residential buildings and different concern entities connected Ojoo-Akinyele 7 days to vacate.

These properties person been declared amerciable by the State Government, according to the missive by the Ministry of Works and Transport signed by Eng O. F Fadare.

Seyi Makinde-led authorities has fixed affected individuals and businesses 7 days to vacate spaces. Image: B/Seyi Makinde
Source: Twitter

Oyo declared flagged structures connected Oyo roadworthy illegally developed

The missive titled "Notice for Removal of Structures Illegally Erected connected the Federal Roads and Bridges Right-of-Way" focuses attraction connected the demolition of properties connected the Ojoo-Akinyele Interchange, popularly called Old Oyo Road.

Attached to the missive was the March 13, 2020 Public Notice that emanated from the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing titled "Illegal Development of Structures, ESPECIALLY Filling Stations Within the Right of Way of Federal Roads and Bridges"

Findings by Legit.ng revealed that galore structures that person been marked for demolition see the portion of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), portion of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (Amuludun Station), petrol stations, and residential buildings.

In the idiosyncratic letters that were served connected the spot owners by the Oyo State Ministry of Works and Transport connected the Ojoo-Akinyele corridor, aggregate of which were made disposable to Legit.ng read:

“Notice is hereby given, successful enactment with the work of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing successful THISDAY Newspaper of Friday, March 13, 2020 and Federal Highways Regulations (Both attached herewith), for removal of the marked structure(s) belonging to you which is (are) wrong the Right of Way of the Federal Road (Ojoo-Akinyele Interchange) wrong 7 (7) days of receipt of this letter,”

The missive addressed to the individuals added that:

“The marked oregon existing structures referred to supra are: i) Pump/underground services (ii) Fence (iii) Bill Board (iv) Building/Kiosk (v) Shop (vi) Pavement (vii) Filling Station,”

Property owners allege manipulation of FG’s notice

Property owners told Legit.ng that the authorities authorities done its ministry has manipulated the FG’s Ministry’s announcement to contented a demolition notice, describing the measurement arsenic unusual and disturbing.

Affected concern owners person accused the authorities authorities of illegally seeking to person them removed from their spaces. Image: FB/Seyi Makinde
Source: Twitter

They contended that the authorities authorities has gone beyond the filling stations that was emphasised successful the FG’s announcement and, alternatively included each structures on the road.

“If we person violated the instrumentality is different happening entirely. What they told america was that, determination was a Federal Government papers that determination is simply a close of mode connected the Federal Road successful attached missive that was fixed to america and it was directed to the filling stations. Oyo State Government utilized that papers to service their ain letter, “Notice for the removal of the Illegally constructed connected the Federal Road right-of-way."Meanwhile person already near a setback but I don’t deliberation they are satisfied with that one. They measured and they conscionable wrote immoderate numbers: immoderate 30.7 meters portion immoderate are much than that. I don’t cognize the yardstick used.”

Business owners and landlords caught unaware

The residents expressed astonishment astatine the implementation of a five-year-old papers by the Federal Government without focusing attraction connected the archetypal operation contained successful the notice

“The papers they relied connected was issued by the FG successful 2020 but was not served to anybody astatine that clip due to the fact that we would person known the situation, particularly with the accent connected the filling station.“What we are proceeding is that the Government wants to dualize the road. The radical connected that roadworthy already gave setbacks of immoderate they needed to dualize the road. They should conscionable instrumentality immoderate setbacks they are required to instrumentality alternatively of putting concern owners nether unit and panic. Many businesses volition conscionable crumble and I don’t deliberation this is what we request during this economical hardship”

Business owners are responsible

The concern owners connected Ojoo-AKinyele Road maintained that they are liable dutiful citizens who person paid their owed including taxes and different commitments and arsenic specified bash not merit the projected attraction by the State Government.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng learned that the Oyo State Government is readying to dualize the national roadworthy successful question aft which the fiscal implications volition beryllium claimed by the authorities government

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Source: Legit.ng