Anambra state government has embarked on the recovery of government-owned lands particularly those in Isuaniocha, Awka North Local Government Area of the state.
The land totaling over five acres in size originally belonged to Community Secondary School, Isuaniocha, most of which have been illegally plotted and sold to land spectators .
Our Correspondents reports that when a joint government Task Force, led by officials of Anambra State Physical Planning Board visited the area, it was discovered that illegal developers are already occupying most parts of the state land as various degrees of structures had been erected and still being erected. Consequently, the lands with structures were marked for removal by the board officials.
The Task Force also in the same vien, visited some private developers in Oba and Ojoto in Idemili South Local Government Area, where some arrests were made, for beating up officials of the Agency on duty during their previous visit to one of the sites, while the Board’s property were vandalised.
Owners of most of the development sites visited failed to provide evidence of government approval, as a result, they were asked to stop work, with notices served on them.
On his part, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Anambra State
Physical Planning Board, Barrister Chike Maduekwe,. who led officials to
the area, wondered why developers build without making adequate enquiry about the genuineness of land before purchasing.
According to Barrister Maduekwe, a lot of impunity is being perpetrated by many developers in the state, stressing that the Board is resolved to deal with illegal developers as the law stipulates.
He called on intending developers to always obtain government building permit for any development to avoid government sanction, stressing that the exercise would be extended to different parts of the state in the coming months.
