Fayose Demolish Buildings Resident In Tears

House owners in the area were in tears as they watched their ‘ancient’ buildings reduced to rubbles within minutes, The Nation reports.

The demolition exercise which started at about 4.30pm and continued till dusk was personally supervised by Governor Ayo Fayose.

Tears flowed freely at the Okesa area of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state, Thursday, September 15, as government bulldozers demolished more structures. 

The ongoing demolition in the area is to accommodate an outer road for the ongoing Ekiti flyover project.

The exercise started at Fajuyi area, where structures including the fence and security post of the state high court complex, Cathedral Church of Emmanuel (Anglican Communion), were marked for demolition.

The affected buildings, including many shops in the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) shopping complex, had been marked for demolition weeks before the exercise commenced.

Over the weekend, many of the landlords and house owners had started removing their roofing sheets and other belongings.

All attempts to convince the government to halt the demolition failed.

Recall that some of the residents staged a peaceful protest last Thursday, saying the demolition will render may people homeless and turn them to refugees in their home land.

They claimed that they had nowhere to go, accusing the government of reneging on the initial agreement of 15 meter setback.

The residents said the government came out with a new benchmark of 30 meters to the main road.

Fayose flagged off the construction of a N5.7bn worth flyover in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, March 29. The flyover which will begin at Fajuyi area and terminate at Ojumose is part of his plans to ease traffic in the state capital.