Oyo APC governorship candidate urges Makinde to halt alleged promote of public property

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo state, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, on Tuesday cautioned Governor Seyi Makinde over alleged plans to promote or allocate the land belonging to Cheshire Home in Eleyele, Ibadan to non-public property builders.

Senator Alli, in a press release by his

Campaign Organisation (SSACO) signed by the Director of Media and Publicity, Prince Bisi Oladele, described the alleged plan as one other disturbing growth within the controversy surrounding the disposal of public property underneath Makinde’s administration.

According to the marketing campaign organisation, the proposed disposal of the Cheshire Home landed property might observe what it described as a troubling sample of transferring priceless public land and property to non-public business pursuits.

It pressured that the recurring controversies over the possession, allocation and business growth of public property had raised basic questions concerning the Makinde administration’s stewardship on property belonging to the individuals of the state.

“Questions have continued to arise over the alleged conversion of public assets to private commercial use.The reported plan involving Cheshire Home in Eleyele has further heightened concerns about the future of public property in the state”, it mentioned.

The marketing campaign organisation added “Governor Makinde must understand that he is a temporary custodian of the people’s commonwealth, not its absolute owner. Public assets are not personal possessions to be disposed of at the pleasure of any administration”.

“These properties were acquired, developed or preserved over the years to serve the collective interests of the people. Their future must not be determined by commercial considerations alone, without transparency, public consultation and compelling justification.”

The organisation famous that public land in strategic places throughout Ibadan and different components of the state represented a useful inheritance that needs to be preserved for future generations, notably because the state continued to expertise fast inhabitants development and rising demand for public infrastructure and social facilities.

“We therefore demand an immediate halt to any contemplated sale or allocation of Cheshire Home land to private developers and insist that all transactions involving public assets be subjected to the highest standards of transparency and accountability. Oyo state belongs to its people, and its collective inheritance must be protected,” the assertion mentioned.

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