The Ogun State Building Production Management Authority has warned all estate developers in the state that they must abide by the town planning laws and regulations guiding the building industry, which include; obtaining planning permits, authorisation to commence construction, stage-to-stage certification of building constructions, as well as certificate of fitness-to-use.
This was disclosed by the acting General Manager of the authority, Olakunle Olaniran, during a two-day monitoring and enforcement exercise in collaboration with the Central Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, which covered Sango-Ota, Itori, Ibese, Kobape, Ilisan Remo, Ilara Road, Iperu Remo and Ogere.
It was learnt that this enforcement was embarked on as a result of the fruitless meeting earlier held with the developers of the estates.
He said, “This exercise has shown that even the elite, who should know better, are still contravening the laws. The fact that an estate is fenced does not mean that it was built in compliance with the laws. All buildings, whether inside an estate or not, must have planning permits, building authorisation, stage-to-stage certification and certificate of fitness to live.”
Olaniran also said the sensitisation would be continuous, and the enforcement would ensure compliance with the laid law by the state.
He noted that 46 residential buildings within two estates in Sango-Ota were served contravention notices, while six commercial buildings and three residential buildings, which had earlier been served contravention notices, were sealed during this exercise.
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