Residents of Wisdom Estate, Olorunda, Akobo, Ibadan on Thursday petitioned the Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde over illegal construction on water ways within the estate by some deviant landlords, noting that the construction posed a great danger to their well being.
They lamented that despite series of letters writing to the Commissioner of Land, Housing and Urban Development, and a Director at Lagelu Town Planning Office, Akobo alerting them of the impending flood disasters, their demands are yet to be met.
A letter signed by the chairman and secetrary of Wisdom Estate Landlord Association, Adegbite Fadebiyi and Nafui Busari, pointed to impending flood at Road E2 of the estate due to non-challant attitude of some concernerd landlords who failed to observed town planning regulations regarding water channelisation, adding that owners of the properties failed to stopped work despite several appeal from the people.
They maintained that the contraction is posing danger to over 300 house hold, students and residents within the estate.
“The situation in the street usually get worse during raining season as the street usually get flooded due to construction of brick walls by the affected landlords in front of their houses thereby preventing free flow of water into the water channels”.
“Another infractions is the blockage of a road by a landlord who claimed to have bought a portion of land which supposed to serve as a road at Road 2L along the stream side of the estate and Road 4 within the estate are generatimg concern among the inhabitants which also required your attention”.
“This is to call the attention of the Oyo State government to the illegal classroom construction on the road along Aseda Private School, at Widom Estate, Olorunda, Akobo, Ibadan which has been hidering movement of people in the community”.
“We write to seek your intervention in providing some lasting solution to some observed infractions in our estate”.
“It should be noted that all these infractions has defiled all solutions proffered by the executives of the estate”.
“Series of meetings has been held with all the concernerd landlords to resolved the matter but all the efforts turned out fruitless”.
“We however requested your visit to the affected area and also do the needful”.
