Delta State Government on Monday commenced the demolition of illegal structures blocking waterways in different major cities in the state starting with Warri and Effurun in Warri South and Uvwie local government areas of the state.
As early as 9am, the demolition squad comprising officials from the Office of the Director-General, Special Duties, Delta State Government House; Ministry of Urban and Regional Planning as well as the Ministry of Justice, among others, were on the ground with a heavy-duty bulldozer at the Ugboroke community where the major canal that passes through the locality had been blocked by some illegal structures.
The exercise started around noon after occupants of some of the affected structures had packed out some of their belongings.
The demolition squad later operated at Ekpan community where some illegal structures blocking the waterways were also pulled down.
Also, the squad operated at the Warri-Sapele Road, by Aka Avenue at Effurun GRA where some illegal structures impeding the free flow of waterways linking the Ekpan River on the NNPC Housing Estate Road, were also demolished.
The Director-General, Special Duties, Governor’s Office, Chief Frank Omare, who led the demolition squad later spoke with journalists, noting that the mandate given to the team by the state governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, was “to destroy all illegal structures all over the state and this is just the beginning.”
In Abuja, officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration on Monday demolished illegal structures on a piece of land belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria and for other infrastructure development in the Lugbe area.
