Housing

OSHA Orders the Sealing of 2 Buildings in Egbedore LG

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The Osun State House of Assembly, OSHA, joint committee on Works and Transport and Lands, Urban and Physical Planning has ordered the sealing of buildings that contravene safety and professional standards in Egbedore Local Government Area of the state.

This is sequel to the collapse of two buildings under construction at Okinni and Dada Estate areas of Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State.

The Chairman, House Committee on Land, Urban and Physical Planning, Mr Desmond Ojo while addressing the Directors of Town Planning in Local Governments and Director of Works said steps must be taken to ensure standardization of buildings in the state.

Mr. Ojo said town planners should be alive to their responsibility by ensuring house owners comply with building plan and layout in their area as approved by the Ministry of Land, Urban and Physical Planning.

Speaking on behalf of the Director of Town Planning in the local governments, Mr. Femi Odewunmi explained that the challenges being faced by town planners, especially, mobility, had affected them in carrying out their duty.

Mr. Odewunmi also called for political will to enforce the laws already in place guiding construction of buildings in the state.

Funmi Adekoya

Economy

OSHA Warns against Illegal Land Excavations

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The Osun State House of Assembly, OSHA, has warned illegal land excavators to desist from the act or face the wrath of law.

Chairman, House Committee on Lands and Physical Planning, Mr. Desmond Ojo gave the warning during an Oversight visit to some illegal land excavation sites in the state.

Mr. Ojo who noted that the illegal land excavation was detrimental to the environment of the state, assured that the Assembly would put adequate measures in place to check illegal excavations.

He pointed out that the Assembly would ensure that all the loopholes of siphoning revenue paid by the excavators are blocked and the monies properly remitted to the government coffee.

Mr. Ojo urged the Ministry of Land and Physical Planning to work towards putting an end to illegal excavation and to make use of tally for each loading trucks on the site for proper accountability.

In his remark, Special Adviser to the Governor on Lands and Physical Planning, Mr Halim Bakare noted that taskforces are in place as part of mechanism against illegal excavations as well as prevent erosion on the sites.

He maintained that the ministry is charging #1,000 on each loaded trucks on excavation site while violators were made to pay #50,000 as fine.

The committee also took a look at encroached government land at Oke Arungbo in Osogbo West Local Council Development Area.

The excavation sites visited by the committee include Osun Government Reservation Area Excavation Site Gbongan road, Central Business District GRA Unity School, Egbedi Excavation site in Egbedore Local Government and Oke Arungbo Area in Osogbo West LCDA.

Funmi Adekoya