The board’s Acting General Manager, Ternonge Mede, made this known to newsmen in Makurdi, the state capital.
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Operatives of the Monitoring, Enforcement and Compliance Department of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources on Sunday commenced the demolition of illegal structures on Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway.
Daily Trust gathered that late Friday night, a task force set up by the governor began the demolition of structures built inside the Kano Race Course (Filin Sukuwa).
The exercise is in compliance with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive last weekend when he visited the site of the seven-storey building that collapsed on Banana Island.
The agency’s Head of Public Affairs Unit, Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement on Thursday said the demolition was carried out on Wednesday.
It would be recalled that the Bayelsa State COVID-19 Task Force, chaired by Governor Douye Diri, had in the past weeks demolished illegal structures at Swali and Etegwe areas of Yenagoa, the State capital.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration will resume demolition of structures built on sewage lines, road corridors, power lines and other illegal structures in Lokogoma District.
Five shops and relaxation pubs were on Thursday demolished while a filling station was sealed by the Oyo State Government for violating the environmental law on building regulations and failure to carry out the weekly sanitation exercise.
The Benue State Government says it plans to take legal action against owners of illegal structures within Makurdi metropolis.