The Ogun State Government has denied claims by Senator
Gbenga Daniel that recent quit and demolition notices served on some of his
properties were politically motivated.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Special
Adviser on Information and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade on Saturday.
According to the statement, the government described the
senator’s allegations as a barefaced lie insisting that the notices were part
of a routine town planning exercise.
“Of course, in what has become a familiar pattern, Senator
Daniel and his Media Office have been ascribing political motives to a routine
procedure, suggesting that they have something to hide and do not mind using
underhand tactics to achieve their sinister objectives.
“Contrary to the blatant distortions of facts and egregious
purveyors of falsehood being propagated by the statement in question, the Ogun
State Government is not engaged in any untoward move against Otunba Gbenga
Daniel in any way.”
The state said the notices were served on many buildings in
Sagamu Government Reserved Area (GRA), where Daniel’s property is located, as
part of a development audit in line with the Ogun State Town Planning Law.
“This initiative involves the auditing of existing
developments… including houses, schools, hospitals and other commercial
buildings. This is a statutory and due process requirement,” the statement
said.
It added that the exercise is not new and was even carried
out during Daniel’s tenure as governor.
The government said the process has been in place and was
even used when Gbenga Daniel was governor.
It explained that the GRA is a government-planned estate
that will always be under state regulation.
According to the statement, all Daniel needs to do just like
anyone else who has received such notices in the area is to take his planning
permit and land title to the relevant agency for verification within the time
given, instead of making it a political issue.
The government added that the law applies to everyone, with
no special exemptions.
The government questioned why Senator Gbenga Daniel didn’t
verify facts before going to the media to accuse Governor Abiodun.
It said claims that the government is targeting him are
false, stressing that audits are a normal duty.
” it is disappointing for a former governor and current
senator to make such allegations just to score political points, calling the
move far from true statesmanship.
“Nobody is above the law. Senator Gbenga Daniel is
respected, but he is not bigger than Ogun State. He should follow the same laws
he once swore to uphold and stop turning every interaction with government
agencies into a personal attack on Governor Abiodun, who holds him in high
regard.
“If his buildings meet all regulations, there is nothing to fear, he only needs to comply with the directive. No one should see a routine process as a personal vendetta, and it is certainly not coming from the Governor,” the statement added.
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