Ogun demolishes Gbenga Daniel wife’s plaza in Ijebu Ode

Ogun demolishes Gbenga Daniel wife’s plaza in Ijebu Ode

 The Ogun government has demolished Datkem Plaza, a building
owned by Olufunke Daniel, wife of Gbenga Daniel, former governor of the state.

 

The building, which is situated in the Ijebu Ode area of the
state, was demolished early Sunday morning.

 

In a statement issued through Adeyinka Kotoye, her counsel,
Olufunke expressed shock over the demolition of the building by the state
government despite a notice from the court to halt the process.

 

“We were shocked and miffed that the Ogun State government
ignored court papers served on its agents on Thursday, September 7, asking them
to stop all actions on the building,” the statement reads.



“This matter began when the Ogun State Planning and
Development Authority sealed the building on August 1, without any prior
notice. Interestingly, a quit notice was only served on August 31 by the same
Planning and Development Authority asking the owner to vacate the premises
within three days.

 

“Meanwhile, Datkem applied for the unsealing and
regularization of the building on August 2, and paid the mandatory fee of
N500,000 to the Ogun State government. We have evidence of this payment.
However, we were shocked and astonished that the Ogun State government ignored
the ongoing legal process and went ahead to demolish the complex in the early
hours of Sunday. We want to believe the State Attorney General’s advice was
ignored on this matter.”

 

Olufunke accused Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, of
“illegality” adding that despite suffering unimaginable and huge losses as a
result of the demolition, she will continue to seek redress from court.

 

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OGUN: IT’S AN ILLEGAL STRUCTURE

 

Meanwhile, Ogun state government has defended the demolition
of the building, saying it is an illegal structure.

 

In a statement issued by Olayiwola Abiodun, permanent
secretary of urban development ministry, the government said the building
“contravened” the state’s physical planning laws.

 

Abiodun said several efforts made by the state government to
halt further development on the site were ignored.

 

 “The Zonal Town
Planning Office observed during routine monitoring that the construction on
site did not conform with the plan granted as there was a deviation from the
airspaces and setback,” he said.

 

“In addition, the building had been modified and enlarged
with an additional storey building at the back thereby becoming over density.”

 

Abiodun said any illegal building constructed in any part of
the state will be demolished to safeguard the lives of the people.

Source: Ogun demolishes Gbenga Daniel wife’s plaza in Ijebu Ode

 - NigerianEye

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