The Ogun State Government has refuted allegations of political witch-hunting from the former governor and current Senator, Otunba Gbenga Daniel.
This is coming following the service of demolition notices on several of his properties.
Speaking via a press statement, the Ogun State Government revealed that the notices are part of a regular urban renewal and town planning audit exercise; therefore, it cannot be tagged a personal vendetta against one person.
Responding to claims by Otunba Gbenga Daniel that the move was a vindictive abuse of power, the state government, via a press statement by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, rubbished the accusation, stressing that it was a “blatant distortion of facts.”
According to Kayode, the notices are a development audit being conducted in the Sagamu and Ijebu-Ode Government Reserved Areas, and it has affected several property owners, not just OGD.
He stated that rather than politicising the issue and resorting to cheap blackmail, Otunba Gbenga Daniel should follow due process
“All Otunba Gbenga Daniel needs to do, just like every other person in a similar situation, is to present his planning permit and land title to the relevant government agency for verification within the time specified in the notices, rather than resorting to cheap blackmail,” he said.
Kayode maintained that despite the fact that Gbenga Daniel is a former Governor, nobody is bigger than Ogun State.
He concluded by saying that OGD should stop complaining and focus on obeying the laws he once vowed to uphold.
“Nobody is bigger than the State, Senator Gbenga Daniel is distinguished, no doubt, but he is not bigger than Ogun State. He should submit himself unreservedly to the same laws he once swore twice to uphold,” he added.
