The Oyo State Government has said that it is embarking on a statewide certification exercise of building plans in the state in order to ensure that approved structures were in line with the extant planning laws.
The government said that a taskforce to rid the state of illegal petrol stations and other structures that contravene the extant planning laws of Oyo State would commence a statewide certification exercise beginning from Monday, October 24, 2016.
In a statement jointly signed by the Special Adviser to Governor Ajimobi on Physical Planning and Environment, Tpl Waheed Gbadamosi and his Senior Special Assistant counterpart of Environment, Tope Obileye, the government urged the general public to have their approved building plans ready for certification.
The statement added that structures without approvals would be treated in line with the appropriate sanctions as specified in the statute books.
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