The idea behind the Ibadan Circular Road project was brilliant, but the challenge with people is that we tend to let our emotions override our ability to think and reason. The project was conceived as far back as 2003-2006 by then Governor Lam Adesina, even before Ladoja entered the Oyo State Government house.
After Ladoja met the idea, he executed the mapping of the land and routes where the road will eventually pass through across all the zones in Ibadan, spanning different local governments such as Ido, Oluyole, Akinyele, etc. Even with what I learned, the government of that time had compensated the affected original landowners in those areas during that time, over 20 years ago.
The benchmark was 75KM for the road. After the fiasco between Akala and his boss, Ladoja, the government was disrupted, and Ladoja left and came back. They went to court, back and forth. That tenure ended, and Ajimobi became the new Governor of the state. He did his best and was compensated with a second term. A lot took place during his time in office. Towards the end of that tenure, there were a lot of amendments to the Master plan that shifted it from 75KM to 500KM setback. Had there been a successful transition from Governor Ajimobi's era to, say, Adelabu, for example, instead of Seyi Makinde, we wouldn't have heard most of the rumors about the expansion of the setback.
The road clearing commenced even during Ajimobi's time in office. And immediately after leaving office, the contractor took the new government to court, demanding damages and money for bush clearing exercises amounting to billions of naira, allegedly.
I personally think that, if not for Seyi Makinde's determination and interest in following what has been made law and standard, that road was dead on arrival immediately they took his administration to court to halt the reallocation of the project to another contractor. But for political wins and gains, the narrative is that Seyi Makinde is grabbing people's lands on the circular road perimeter.
As much as I want to reason with people on that narrative, the fact remains that he met a master plan that he followed to the letter. The outgoing government, as at that time, had masterminded a gazette change that the incoming government was to execute, but the game is the game. They lost at the polls, and the person who won happens to be a coconut head generation that will stop at nothing when he's determined to do what he's set to do.
Conclusion:
If you happen to buy any land around the perimeter or circumference of Ibadan Circular Road, the fault comes from you. The master plan is there for you to see at the Ministry of Lands. You don't buy land for the buying sake or because somebody said the government is not coming there. In 2022, I still see people buying land directly inside the 75KM map out of the road at Elenusonso area of Ido.
People always call the bluff of the government, and when the government comes back knocking at their doors with bulldozers, they'll come to the timeline or to the radio shouting kokoro alate.
Before you buy land, do a background check, and when politicians sponsor a narrative, do your due diligence before you believe a lie. Selah.
Olawale Daniel Tayo
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