Breaking: No Demolition at Ibadan Circular Road Corridor

Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, the regional executive for West Africa at Africa Data Centres (ADC)

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has reassured residents impacted by the Ibadan Circular Road corridor that no additional demolitions of houses or properties will occur along the route.

He emphasized that all existing structures within the 150-meter corridor will be included in the government’s plans.

However, he cautioned that no new developments, including foundations or buildings, should take place on any land within the corridor.

The protesters carried placards, banners and sang appeal songs to plead for the stoppage of the 500-meter corridor on the Ibadan Circular Road by the government.

on Friday, the Oyo State government, addressed agitation concerning the Ibadan Circular Road corridor, stating that the government acquired 150 meters left and right from the middle of the road in 2006 while another 350 meters left and right was acquired in 2018.

The state Commissioner for Lands, Mr Williams Akin-Funmilayo, who stated this while briefing newsmen on Friday, added that the two segments acquired were gazetted by governments that preceded the Governor Seyi Makinde-led government.

Akin-Funmilayo said the Makinde government had not acquired an extra square meter but was only developing what it met on ground.

The briefing followed a government’s meeting with representatives of the Ibadan Circular Road corridor residents who carried out daily protests in front of the state secretariat in Ibadan for three days.