Ogun State government has dismissed claims that it sealed the properties owned by former governor and current Ogun East Senator, Gbenga Daniel.
The Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Tunji Odunlami, stated this while addressing newsmen at a press briefing on Monday.
Odunlami advised the senator to delegate a representative to the appropriate government office to submit the required documents for verification and secure the necessary clearance.
He stressed that the government adheres to a defined procedure for sealing any property.
Odunlami explained that, prior to sealing, a property is physically marked, and a sticker or cross-sign indicating the action is placed on it.
He clarified that the notice posted was not a sealing order but a stop-and-quit notice, instructing the property’s representatives to report for clarification.
“What we are doing now is no exception. This exercise was done in Abeokuta and is now extended to Shagamu and Ijebu-Ode,” he said.
He added that it would also be carried out in Ota and Ilaro, where Government Reserved Areas (GRAs) exist.
“All building owners served with the notice simply need to visit the issuing office with their permits and documents for verification.
“As we speak, Sen. Gbenga Daniel has yet to do so or make any representation to that effect,” he said.
He said the state government is mandated to enforce physical planning laws daily, guided by law and public good, not the identity of developers.
He noted that the enforcement notices are part of several regularly issued to support urban development and regulate land use in the public interest.
“The goal is not to victimise anyone who obeys the law,” Odunlami said, stressing that genuine developers respond through proper channels for plan adjustments or ratifications.
He further stated that the government does not accept the claimed ages or stages of any development, noting that the law is explicit on the issue.
“The state’s physical planning law applies at any time to all developments, including those predating the law, and can be enforced accordingly.
“Section 73 states that an enforcement notice may be issued regardless of whether the unauthorised development occurred before the commencement of the law,” he explained.
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