Ogun Extends Deadline for Property Owners to Submit Title Documents
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The Ogun State Government has extended by two weeks the deadline for property owners and occupiers affected by the ongoing physical development audit to submit their title documents.The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Olatunji Odunlami, announced the extension in a statement on Wednesday, explaining that it was intended to allow more time for compliance.
He said the decision followed appeals from affected persons and was aimed at giving property owners and developers an opportunity to either present their planning permits or approach the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development and its agencies to regularise unapproved developments. “This extension demonstrates the goodwill of the State Government in response to representations made by a cross-section of the affected property owners both in Sagamu and Ijebu-Ode,” Odunlami stated. The commissioner stressed that the move also reflected the government’s commitment to the rule of law and transparency, noting that the gesture did not diminish its constitutional and statutory actions already undertaken on the matter.
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Reassuring residents, Odunlami emphasised that the audit was not targeted at anyone. “The physical development audit exercise currently taking place in Sagamu, Ijebu-Ode, and elsewhere across the State is not a witch-hunt of any individual or organisation, but a continuous effort towards ensuring sustainable urban development across the state,” he said.
