Oyo State Government has disclosed the payment of over N300m as compensation to building and landowners on Circular Road, and for the construction of overhead bridges at the Ajia end of the road and along the Iseyin/Ogbomoso Road.
The Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development, Mr Williams Akin-Funmilayo, made this known during the payment of compensation to other land and building owners at the conference room of the Ministry of Lands on Thursday.
He said the payment is in fulfilment of Governor Seyi Makinde’s promise to the affected building and landowners on the Circular Road.
“The governor shares your feelings and pains, hence the directive for prompt payment of compensation to the affected land and building owners.
“We have paid over N300m as compensation to the affected land and building owners since the commencement of the exercise.
“The first tranche of the payment was N200m, while another N100m was paid to the owners of buildings affected during the construction of overhead bridges at the Ajia end of the east wing of the Circular Road and along the Iseyin/Ogbomoso Road.
“Today, we are making another payment to over 40 building owners on the Circular Road. As I said earlier, it is in line with the gesture of Governor Seyi Makinde towards those affected by the construction of the Circular Road.
“The government is sensitive to the plight of the people on the Circular Road; that is why we are minimising the number of houses affected.
“To put the record straight, former governors Rasidi Ladoja and the late Abiola Ajimobi approved 150 metres and 350 metres as corridors, not the present administration.
“The corridor is going to accommodate infrastructure such as hospitals, recreation centres and others, as obtainable in developing countries of the world.
“By the time the project is completed, it will be a source of pride to the people as well as attract local and foreign investors to the state.
“Also, I want to inform the gathering that New Town and City Development is in charge of the Circular Road, while the Ministry takes care of the enumeration of houses and payment of compensation to the affected building and landowners.”
In response, one of the affected building owners, Adeyemi Peter, thanked the government for being sensitive to the plight of the people.
He also called on the government to be considerate of the elderly in the schedule of payment.
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