Abiodun Warns Traditional Rulers Against Selling Ogun Govt Land
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has alleged that some traditional rulers were found selling lands belonging to the state government.
This was as he described the action as unpatriotic.
Speaking at the Statutory Meeting of the state’s Council of Obas held in Abeokuta, the State capital, Abiodun vowed that disciplinary action would be taken by his administration against any person found selling land in its forest reserves and plantation across the state.
He said, “We will continue to seek your support in the area of lands. Sadly, cases have been reported to us here in Abeokuta about some of our monarchs who have taken upon them-selves to allocate government land, government forest reserve, plantations to others.
They’ve been al-locating and selling government lands.“I have found this very difficult to believe. I con-sider this extremely unpatriotic that our monarchs will now begin to allocate such lands to others, and worse still, in some of the areas, the land is being al-located to non-Ogun State indigenes
“Our Kabiyesis are colluding with people from outside Ogun State and give our land to them in our plantations and they are coming there, deforesting them. They are destroying the plantation.
“They are planting In-dian Hemp there. I was completely heartbroken when I heard this news, and when we actually verified, it was true.“As a responsible state government, we will not have any choice but to take disciplinary action against any person found culpable of such an act; any person, be it Kabiyesi or any person.“Because this land does not belong to me, it doesn’t belong to you. It belongs to our collective patrimony; it is our collective property that we own as a state.
“It is our common-wealth, and we should endeavour to ensure that we do not engage in such acts like this capable of tarnishing the image of the royalty and the throne.”
