Oyo compensates 235landlords

Oyo compensates 235landlords

Source: The Nation

OYO State Governor Abiola Ajimobi distributed
yesterday cheques to the first batch of 235 people
whose properties were affected by the dualisation
of roads in Ibadan, Ogbomoso, Oyo and Iseyin.
The governor, at the presentation in Ibadan, said
the compensation was an attestation to his
administration’s determination to ensure that the
affected people were not denied their rights.

Represented by the Commissioner for Lands,
Isaac Omodewu, the governor reiterated his
administration’s determination to ameliorate the
pains caused by the expansion of roads.
He said all genuine claimants with documents
that had been duly verified would receive their
compensation in subsequent phases.
“The government considered it necessary to
compensate the citizens who, through their votes,
made the existence of our administration
possible.

“Let me note that our great party, All Progressives
Congress (APC), has set a record. Without
mincing words, our expansionist programme has
given birth in several forms to infrastructural
development evident across the state,’’ Ajimobi
said.

Some of the beneficiaries, Madam Rafatu
Odunola, Adeyinka Oluwafemi and Biliaminu
Kareem, praised the governor for fulfilling his
promise.