Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has been called upon to
halt the on-going demolition of buildings in the state in the name of expansion
of city roads.
Making the call in a statement in Abuja, the senator
representing Imo West Senatorial District, Hope Uzodimma said the call has
become necessary following several petitions from his constituents lamenting
the wanton destruction of their property by the government without
compensation.
The senator said he had received over 100 petitions from his
constituents living in the state, lamenting that their property have been razed
by the government in the name of road construction in Orlu, Owerri and Okigwe
towns.
He said the petitioners said they were dazed that a
democratically elected government could embark on such unilateral and wanton
destruction of property without caring how it could affect their wellbeing in
an already tensed economic and social environment.
Uzodimma consequently advised the state government to
immediately halt the exercise, noting that it was causing havoc and hardship on
Imo people.
The senator regretted that the ongoing destruction of
property in the state, including churches and business premises by the state
government appeared to be without consideration of any negotiation or compensation
for the owners, adding that in a democracy, “that is an aberration. I think the
state government should not only stop the destruction but should work out how
to pay compensation to those whose property have already been destroyed.”
Uzodimma who is also the Senate committee chairman on
Aviation added that with the present economic hardship in the country, it would
be most unfair for any government to embark on measures that could worsen the
economic situation of citizens, explaining that what the state government was
doing was capable of making life worse for affected Imo people.
-Nigeriannation
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