Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) has written Governor Peter Mbah urging him to stop the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, from encroaching into reserved areas in the State capital.
In the letter made available to newsmen in Enugu the group through it’s president Olu Omotayo Esq. recalled that it had earlier written a Commendation letter to the Governor on the 10th October 2023.
The letter was quoted to have commended the governor for stopping “the activities of one Mr. Chukwuemeka Oliver Omeke, who claimed to be a Developer, and acting in conjunction with some officials of Ministry of Environment went into the area marked “Green Area” which is situates by the road on the way towards Ebeano tunnel, almost opposite the State Diagnostics Center and removed the Signpost (marking the place a “Green Area”) and ordered his workmen to start construction on the land.
“We were impressed when we learnt that on your instruction the illegal constructions were demolished on Friday the 6th day of October 2023.
“Surprisingly the said developer came back today the 12th October 2023, and started massive construction on the same spot. When we learnt that the developer was acting on the approval of the Managing Director of Enugu State Capital Development Authority and some top government officials, we sent text message to the Managing Director but got no response.
“It is saddening that in a democratic government some appointees could upturn the decision of the chief executive officer of the state. More worrisome is the said Allocation paper the developer claimed he got from Housing Corporation which states that “HOUSE C in Fidelity Estate” is allocated to him. It is against common sense that allocation inside Fidelity Estate can be interpreted to mean outside the Fidelity Estate fence. The said Allocation paper is attached to this letter.
“We submit that until public officials are made to face criminal prosecutions for atrocities committed while in office, this type of lawlessness will continue to drag governments in developing countries back.
“It should be noted that we had earlier condemned the destruction of the properties and flowers of the artisans selling and planting flowers which beautify the place and pleaded with Your Excellency that building any structure on that narrow piece of land marked “Green Area” will distort the master plan of that area and that whatever structure built on that place will be in grave violation of Extant Town Planning Laws of Enugu state which must be resisted by the good government of Enugu State.
“As a civil society we shall not shirk away from always drawing the attention of the authorities to illegality of few government officials against the citizens and the state
The hallmark of Democracy is the respect for the Rule of Law and to uphold same.”
When contacted a representative of the Managing Director ECTDA said the agency has no hand in what it’s being accused of.
