From Our Correspondent
Ibadan, April 13, ’25 (TNZ) The government of Oyo State have advised prospective land owners to conduct due diligence assessments before acquiring landed properties in the state.
TheNewsZenith reports that Gov. Seyi Makinde announced this at the first segment payment of compensation to land owners/claimants affected by the acquisition.
The Executive Assistant to the governor, retired CP Sunday Odukoya, represented Makinde at the event.
The state government is paying compensation on landed property along the Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road Project in Ibadan.
According to Odukoya, due diligence would forestall future demolition, forceful acquisition and forfeiture.
“Before development takes place in a particular place, government would have inform the people that a project was coming up. But they will not believe.
“Anybody who wants to buy land, should ensure that they come to either Surveyor-General’s office or Ministry of Lands to check the master’s plan of that particular area.
“This is necessary so that it doesn’t fall into encroachment,” TheNewsZenith quotes Odukoya as stating.
He further said that payment of compensation to the land owners/claimants, was Gov. Makinde’s promise kept.
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“Gov Makinde asked land owners/claimants to give him little time, that he would compensate them. And the compensation as come to reality.”
Also speaking at the event, the State Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr Williams Akin-funmilayo, said the compensation exercise is of three sets.
According to Akin-funmilayo, the ministry had screened the selected beneficiaries to ascertain their authenticity.
He further said the electronic payments of the compensation into the affected person’s respective bank account, would begin from Monday, April 14.
“The first set is for those whose buildings and structures were in the first segment of the circular road. But not all them are being considered now.
“The government has released N264 million for payment to those screened. In this same exercise we are going to pay those people affected by the construction of the overhead bridge at Ajia.
“Similarly, the government will also pay N53.37 million to another set of beneficiaries,” the aide said. (TNZ)
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