Ijbebu-Ode Property Vandalisation: An Act Of Executive Lawlessness, Says Owner’s Lawyer

 Ijbebu-Ode Property Vandalisation: An Act Of Executive Lawlessness, Says Owner’s Lawyer

The lawyer to the owner of the vandalised five-storey DATKEM Plaza building on Folagbade Street, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State who happens to be wife of the former Governor of Ogun State Yeye Olufunke Daniel has reacted that it was an act of executive lawlessness, irresponsibility and recklessness.

This was contained in a letter cited online by our correspondent

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However, in a swift reaction, the Ogun State Government said DATKEM Plaza, Ijebu Ode is an illegal structure without an approved plan.

The government also maintained that the structure contravened the state’s physical planning laws.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Olayiwola Abiodun.

Abiodun noted that the structure violated the building codes of the state with numerous defects.

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

He mentioned that government officials had requested the structural engineer responsible for the building to provide the state with an assessment of the building’s structural stability, but this request was disregarded.

The statement recalled the various incidences of building disasters across the country, adding that the Ogun State Government will not fold its arms and allow such an occurrence.