The Kogi State Town Planning
Development Board (TPDB) has marked the constituency office of the Senator
representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye for
demolition.
The constituency office is
Located in Kabba.
Dino, who shared pictures of the
building marked for demolition said “I alerted the public last week of the plan
by Kogi State Govt. to demolish my properties across Kogi State. Today the
Constituency office I built in Kabba has been marked.”
The Acting General Manager of the
State Town Planning and Development Board (TPDB), Mr. Isah Aliu as of the time
of filing this report but a source in TPDB told our correspondent on Tuesday
night that the embattled lawmaker failed to seek approval from the board before
embarking on the said project.
“Let us put sentiments aside.
Dino Melaye didn’t get our approval before erecting that building. Right from
the foundation level, we instructed him to stop but he refused. We marked it
severally, but he cleaned it up.
“Dino should stop playing
politics just because he is having a rift with the governor. Governor Bello has
nothing to do with this because we are professionals and you could ascertain
the dangers of erecting illegal building in a place.
“His house is not the only one we
marked, we also marked two commissioners’ houses for failing to meet the
laid-down rules of Town Planning; so why is he personalizing the issue?
“We can’t put professionalism
aside because of his political difference in the state. Nobody is above the
law”. the source noted.
Meanwhile, there have been mixed
reaction on social media over the proposed demolition of Senator Melaye
constituency office.
A Facebook user Ojonugwa said
“What nonsense? Where were they when the building was at the initial level? God
pass them.”
Below are other reactions:
Friday Sanni- Because it is of no
use to you it should be brought down abi? You don’t also think it could be
useful to some one else or the person that built it. Look no tyrant has ever
ended well. Take it or leave it.
Usman Oguche- So sad a reasoning.
Because you have disagreements with Dino, his project is not beneficial to you,
meanwhile, you are not a member of his constituency, why not leave that to his
constituents to decide. Again, your own government has brought untold hardship
and misery to the Kogi people even when we never invested our mandate in it,
yet we are keeping faith knowing fully well that we have unshakable stakes in
this entity. Well, time heals all wounds, we will get over all the brouhaha, it
will soon become history.
Vally Ujah- How will this
structure provide health care center, clean water, good road, electricity etc
for the people that voted you in sir? Constituency office when you only visit
your constituency once in a year? It’s of no use to me.
#MyOpinion
#MyOpinion
Emmanuel- If he does not follow
due process how then does land office allow him to build the office in the
first place?
Due process or not, is it after d house has been completed, d governor who has
not done anything will now sponsor it to be demolished because of yeye
differences?
Haruna James- Go to court and get an injunction to restrain them.
Itopa Abdul- If the senator
failed to do the right thing, definitely, TPDB has the right to mark his
office. We are all Nigerians, so he must always follow due process.
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