KWGIS Stresses Need for Land Use Approvals on All Development Projects
The Kwara State Geographic Information Services (KWGIS) has reiterated that all development projects within the state must seek and obtain the necessary land use approvals as mandated by law.
In a recent statement, KWGIS highlighted that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture had neither sought nor secured approval for the Pavilion project, underscoring the importance of compliance with legal requirements. The organisation also noted that several projects have been halted due to non-compliance with these regulations. To raise awareness, KWGIS has been conducting various enlightenment campaigns on radio platforms, educating the public about the necessity of obtaining proper approvals before embarking on developmental initiatives.
"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."
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Funmilayo Zubair Lanre Issa-Onilu Jide Ashonibare Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman N-Power Bola Sagaya Amina El-Imam Yaman Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao ITP Democracy Day Oba Abdulrahim Kwara State Council Of Chiefs A.O. Belgore Minister Ahmed Shuaib Buranga Osinbajo Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem Quarry Royal Valley Garba Dogo Taofik Abdulkareem CCB Abdullahi Atanda Local Government Pension Board Albert Ogunsola Ilesha-Baruba Olusegun Adeniyi Universal Basic Education Commission Ibrahim Sulu Gambari Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship AbdulQowiy Olododo Yusuf Lanre Badmus Maryam A. Garuba Adamu Ibrahim Sabi Muritala Awodun Academic Staff Union Of Universities Oluwole Dupe Baboko Primary School Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike Offa Hakeem Lawal Abubakar Baba Kumbi Titilope Vasolar Consortium A.G.F Abdulrasaq Salmon Babatunde Salmon Shonga Farm Project Lai Mohammed Kunle Okeowo Balogin Alanamu Femi Ogunsola Titus Suberu-Ajibola Yusuf Abdulraheem Mohammed Khadijat Kubura Orire Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory Taiwo Joseph Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi Olota Of Odo-Owa Olawuyi Bola Tinubu Kanu Agabi Maryam Ado Bayero Kale Ayo Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Students Union Government Awodun Olaosebikan Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria Garuba Alikinla Shittu Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Toyin Saraki Ishola Balogun Fulani Pilgrims Board Olokoba Adamu Atta

