Delta state government has set up an enforcement team to demolish all illegal buildings forthwith irrespective of their stages of completion on government lands across the state.
In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government Dr. Kingsley Emu, said the government had put the public on notice that it will soon resume reclamation of all such lands that have been illegally taken over by land grabbers.
He said this it has done by issuing several cautionary notices against such illegal take-overs through multiple sources.
“Hence, this is the ultimate course of action open to government to recover such lands for their intended development projects.
“These projects include the Asaba International Airport and the Delta Free Trade Zone, among many others”.
The statement added that despite several warnings against incursion into the Airport land, it has been observed that some persons are executing building projects on the land and thereby hindering the construction of a perimeter road for the airport as directed by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.
The Commissioner said the risk to public good presented by this particular encroachment is enormous and includes a likely consequence of a downgrade or outright ban on the use of the airport by the authority, which he said was unacceptable.
The SSG, therefore, stated that, in line with due process, this action is apart from other remedies that the government might pursue within the ambit of the law.
