{"id":105655,"date":"2023-06-27T15:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=105655"},"modified":"2023-06-27T15:27:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:27:02","slug":"alaba-market-demolition-punitive-insensitive-peter-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/alaba-market-demolition-punitive-insensitive-peter-obi\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaba market demolition punitive, insensitive –\u00a0Peter Obi\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has reacted to the recent demolition of some buildings at the Alaba International Market by the Lagos State Government.<\/div>\n
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\nObi said although some of the demolitions might be excusable, they had left many victims, mostly ordinary people who he believed were either innocently ill-informed or misguided.<\/p>\n

He said the primary duty of any government is to care for and protect its citizens.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, the former Anambra State governor advised that \u201cnecessary corrective measures to planning or zoning violations by governments, need not be punitive or unduly insensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recall that the Lagos Government had on June 16 begun the removal of what it described as distressed buildings in the Alaba International Market located in the Ojo Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n

Pointblanknews.com reports that the enforcement team of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA and the Lagos State Task Force embarked on the joint exercise.<\/p>\n

Following the controversy that trailed the exercise, the government insisted that the exercise was a measure to prevent disaster.<\/p>\n

However, Obi maintained that Nigerian citizens should not be subjected to the additional stress of unexpected hardship.<\/p>\n

The statement read: \u201cWe face a paradox: with a 70 million housing deficit and vast unmet housing needs nationwide, some resort to the self-help of building structures that serve as homes, businesses, SMEs offices, and stores.\u00a0 Invariably, some of these structures were either not approved or were built with the tacit collusion or approval of the local authorities.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00a0Obi passionately appeals to various governmental authorities \u201cto marry the need to enforce compliance with extant regulatory regimes, with consideration for human feelings and necessary compassion.<\/div>\n
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He noted that In Nigeria today, \u2018we live in a time of extreme difficulties for citizens because of stagnated income, spiraling inflation, huge unemployment escalating socio-economic costs and high costs of living. Nigerian citizens should, therefore, not be subjected to the additional stress of unexpected hardship.<\/div>\n
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The former Anambra state Governor said that \u2018the various concerned governments should consider paying compensation to those who have lost properties and livelihood in these unfortunate demolitions to ameliorate their suffering. Such compensation should fall under the rubric of eminent domain that applies to properties and assets acquired or demolished in the public interest.<\/div>\n
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