Kwara Govt Grants Cash Support to 61 Business Owners Affected in Enforcement of Road Setbacks
The Kwara State Government has approved financial support for business owners affected by the enforcement of road setbacks in the capital. In a statement released on Friday by Dr. Abdulwasiu Olayinka Tejidini, the Ag. General Manager of the Kwara State Social Investment Programmes (KWASSIP), the government has taken this step to mitigate the impact of setbacks on businesses, aiming to prevent job losses and business closures.
The approval follows the recent enforcement of urban development regulations, which saw the removal of structures violating road setbacks in Ilorin. The Kwara State Geographic Information Service (KW-GIS), led by Executive Chairman ESV Abdulkareem Babatunde Suleiman, supervised the enforcement, with backing from urban planning authorities.
The announcement was made at an event attended by prominent state officials, including TPL Abdulhakeem Abdulsalam, Director of Physical Planning, Mrs. Roseline Ajanaku, Executive Secretary of KWASSIP, and Ibraheem Abdullateef, Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara Governor on Communications.
Dr. Tejidini emphasized that the financial support was approved to curb the adverse economic effects that might arise from the enforcement actions. The program, administered through KWASSIP, is intended to provide immediate relief to affected businesses, keeping them afloat and protecting jobs.
Dr Tejidini said that the beneficiaries of the support scheme were selected after careful assessment of their losses which determined the amount of money approved for each person. "Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in his kindheartedness approved support for the affected business owners to grant them relief and help raise their businesses after the incident," KWASSIP chief Dr Abdulwasiu Olayinka Tejidini was quoted as saying.
"Following careful investigation and assessment, ten (10) persons were awarded the sum of N801,550; two (2) persons to receive N572,000; and forty-nine (49) others to get N400,000 each. The list comprises those whose shops were affected at Post Office, Tanke, and Ahmadu Bello Way respectively."
On his part, Executive Secretary of Kwara State Geographic Information Service, ESV Abdulkareem Suleiman described the intervention as deeply selfless as the government was not legally liable to grant compensation following the exercise.
"The enforcement of the setback was legal. The document in custody of the people affected was a Certificate of Temporary Occupation (CTO) which can be revoked with a notice of vacation within 7 days. We had acted according to the law. Kwara State Government is not liable to offer any compensation. I believe that everyone now understands clearly. What is being done today is out of magnanimity of the Governor and it is very commendable," ESV Suleiman said.
Speaking for the beneficiaries, Mrs Mary Ogbona expressed delight for the help, saying it was not expected.
"I am very happy for this help. We didn't expect it. We thank Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his act of magnanimity. This money will help us settle down back to business quicker and better. May God bless him."
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Forgo Battery Company Limited Igbaja Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Olabode George Towoju Eleja Taiwo Banu Police Commissioner Sherif Shagaya Saliu Mustapha Y.A. Abdulkareem Razak Atunwa Gobir Organization Foundation Bond NaAllah Kulende Abubakar Imam Elerin Of Erin-Ile General Hospital, Ilorin New Naira Notes Ahmad Ali Abdulrauf Aliyu Ubandoma Inside Kwara Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed Radio SBS Idofin Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin Dankaka Oyedun Juliana Funke Suleiman Ajadi Sarkin Malamai John Kehinde Salako Ilorin General Hospital Idris Amosa Saidu Ilorin West Eghe Igbinehin Lanre Issa Onilu Al-Hikmah Radio AbdulRahman Saad Sai Kayi Bisi Oyeleke Funmilayo Braithwaite Yahaya Dumoye Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat Abdulahi Abubakar Bata Sheu Ndanusa Usman Dorcas Afeniforo SDP Baboko Primary School Yusuf AbdulRasheed Albert Ogunsola Egbewole Olatunji Bamgbola Aisha Buhari Saliu Oluwole Mahee Abdulkadir Ahmed Babajide Ajayi Oyun Kwara South Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange Danhawa Kawu Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf Abubakar Baba Halimah Perogi Apado Trade Lenda SME Fair Ejidongari Admiralty Villa Tunji Olawuyi Saka Asiat Ayinke Quareeb Islamic Association Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education NIRSAL Maryam Ado Bayero Ayo Adeyemi Abdulkareem Alabi

