says owners of structures would be responsible for demolition expenses
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-makura of Nasarawa on Tuesday ordered the demolition of illegal structures on the access roads in Karu, Mararaba and Masaka.
Al-makura gave the order on Tuesday when he visited the Kugbo- Koroduma Government Junior Secondary School, Karu Local Government Area of the state to access the level of encroachment on government’s land.
According to him, government will not hesitate to pull down structures erected on access roads in these areas to free flow of traffic on the highway.
The governor said that the owners of such structures would be made to pay for the expenses incurred to demolish the structure.
He also directed the officials of Nasarawa Urban Development Board NUDB to carry out a census of structures built on the roads and those that encroached on the government reserve areas.
Al-makura stressed that those in the habit of erecting structures without proper government approval would be penalised.
He said that government would ensure that structures, especially in Karu, which is the corridor to the Federal Capital Territory, are carried out according to specifications.
He, however, advised those living in the affected areas to report to the appropriate authorities.
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