KWGIS Stresses Need for Land Use Approvals on All Development Projects

Date: 2025-02-08

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.

Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Kannike     Igbaja     Gbajabiamila     Oyedepo     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     AGM Professional Services     Wahab Issa     Baboko Primary School     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     African Democratic Congress     Bluenile Associates     ASMAU PLAZA     ENetSuD     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Ilorin     Toyin Abdullahi     Hijaab     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Ahmed Alhasssan     Kwara State Pension Board     Abdulraheem Olesin     NFAI     Col. Taiwo     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Towoju     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Kwabes     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Iyiola Oyedepo     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Twitter     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Awoye     Elewu     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Sulaiman Gado     SGBN     CUTI     Salman Jawondo     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Pakata Patriots     March 28     Kayode Bankole     Ganiyu Abolarin     Government House     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Valsolar Consultoria     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Saidu Isa     Kishira     Muslim Cementary     08001000100     Oyin-Zubair     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Maja     Cornelius Adebayo     Fatai Garuba Labaka     JAMB     Face Masks     ASUU     Funmilayo Zubair     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Hakeem Idris     Durosinlohun Kawu     Onilorin     Grillo     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Danhawa     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Atiku     Okin Biscuit     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Sabi     Gamji Members Association     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Suleiman Mora Omar     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Lucky Omoluwa     Yemi Sanni     Jumoke F. Ajao     Diagnostic Centre     Binta Sulyman     Saadu Yusuf     Olaiya Zuberu     Pakata     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Sa\'adu Salahu     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Ajibike Katibi     Yusuf Badmus     Okoolowo     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Kehinde Baale     Abubakar Suleiman     Yakubu Shaaba     Rafiu Ajakaye     Ali Ahmad     Abikan     Mogaji Aare     Kwara Basketball Association     Reuben Paraje     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Doyin Agbamu     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Kwara Volleyball Association     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Saka Isau     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Rafiu Olasile     Amoyo     Folorunsho Erubu     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Razaq Atunwa     Kayode Ogunlowo     Oni Adebayo     Teachers Specific Allowance     Sardauna     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Ramadhan     CCB     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     MalHub     Yaru     Gbugbu International Market     Saheed Alakoso     Shola Odetundun     Elekoyangan     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Sunset Workers     Tafida Of Ilorin     Ilorin International Airport     Ita-Nmo Market     Umar Danladi Shero     Asa     Sabo-Oke     Offorjama     Abdulhakeem Amao     Temi Kolawole     Balikis Jawondo     Peculiar Allowance     Nurudeen Muhammed     Awili Pedro     GRA     Adegoke Bamidele