AWKA – In spite of several warnings issued to some property owners in the Anambra state capital territory not to impede development processes with unregulated and uncertified building projects, the defaulting property owners rather than comply with government directives to stop work at their respective project sites, blatantly defied government orders as their projects met face to face with the law during enforcements.
Disclosing this to our correspondent in Awka, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) Hon. Osita David Onuko, said his agency had issued warning notices to property owners whose building projects were obstructing development processes in the capital territory and that the defaulters were given ample time to remove the structures in the interest of public good but the defaulters paid deaf ears to the warnings.
Onuko maintained that his agency was left with no other option but to carry out its lawful duty of development control and embarked on the removal of the illegal structures upon expiration of the warnings issued by the state government.
He said the enforcements took place at Ezioka and Agu-Awka axis of Awka, adding that the enforcements were in line with the urban regeneration drive of Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo which he said aims at creating a liveable, lovable and prosperous homeland for Ndi-Anambra.
Onuko said, ” We enforced development control within Awka . We were at some streets where people started building and encroaching on the roads.
They have been warned before now yet they went on to develop the properties inside the town. So ACTDA enforcement teams went there and demolished the properties that are obstructing people’s right of way. “
One of the properties demolished by ACTDA enforcement teams.
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