The Ogun State Government has extended the deadline for property owners/occupiers affected by the ongoing audit exercises to submit their title documents by two weeks.
In a statement, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, TPl Olatunji Odunlami, disclosed that the extension is aimed at giving property owners and developers more time to either present their planning permits or approach the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development and its agencies to regularise their unapproved developments.
Odunlami stated that the extension demonstrates the state government’s goodwill in response to representations made by a cross-section of affected property owners, both in Sagamu and Ijebu-Ode, and reflects its commitment to the rule of law and transparency.
The government emphasised that the magnanimity does not derogate whatsoever from its constitutional and statutory actions already carried out on the matter.
The government also reiterated that the physical development audit exercise currently underway in Sagamu, Ijebu-Ode, and elsewhere across the state is not a witch hunt of any individual or organisation, but a continuous effort to ensure sustainable urban development throughout the state.
