Oyo govt compensates Ajia property owners with N513.4m
Oyo State Government has begun the payment of compensation to owners of the affected properties at Ajia Inukan Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ona Ara Local Government.
Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Williams Akin-Funmilayo, spoke while meeting the claimants.
He recalled that the government recently acquired an expanse of land for developmental projects of construction of Air Force Base, General Hospital and ICT centre, with the projects sited at Ajia in Ona Ara Local Government.
He said the state government had earmarked N513, 462, 446. 50k as compensation to the affected claimants.
The compensation, according to Akin-Funmilayo, is a crucial step towards fostering good relationship between the government and the residents.
The state government had conducted identification and verification for the property owners along the corridor of the project, after which their properties were valued in preparation for payment of compensation.
One of the beneficiaries, Mr Adedokun Olalekan, thanked Governor Seyi Makinde for his empathy towards the affected residents.