ALL DEVELOPMENT MUST SEEK, GET APPROVAL: KWGIS

All devt projects must seek, get approval: KWGIS

▪︎ Says no approval sought or secured by Fed Ministry of Agric for Pavilion yet
▪︎ Cites stoppage of several projects


Kwara State Geographic Information Services (KWGIS) has said that anyone developing a project in the state ought to seek and secure appropriate land use approvals as stipulated under the law. 

KWGIS said it has been running different enlightenment campaigns on the radio in this regard. 

"This is a basic thing. Where people or agency of government overlook or neglect such basic requirements of physical development law, we have a duty to not just stop them but to also impose appropriate fines," KWGIS Executive Chairman ESV. ABDULKAREEM BABATUNDE SULYMAN said in a statement on Saturday.

"The Pavilion is an urban development project under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture. It is a new construction. As such, appropriate approvals ought to be sought and secured before anything is done. All government projects, local, state, and federal, get such approvals. This has not been done for the project. We have accordingly directed workers on site to do the appropriate thing before they resume work. 

"This is a standard urban development protocol. Development Control activities are carried out as spelt out in the law. It's a tool for regulating developments and ensuring safety. The agency has a duty to maintain standards because the buck stops on its table if such a project collapses in the future.

"At the moment, Peace Pharmaceutical along Asa Dam bypass and HRA along Lubcon Road were carrying out large-scale construction activities without requisite approval. Both projects were sealed off while the proponents were mandated to carry out the requirements of the law before they could commence further work at the sites."

Signed:

Abdulrazaq Yusuf
Press Secretary KW-GIS

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