Owners of illegal structures in Warri, Uvwie and environs have been given two months ultimatum to relocate or have their structures demolished, after which they will be prosecuted.
The Warri, Uvwie and Environs Development Agency (WUEDA) which gave the ultimatum on Monday in Warri, explained that it had become necessary to do so as the structures were not just illegal but impacting negatively on the landscape of the area.
A statement issued by the Director General (DG) of WUEDA, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, particularly noted that the illegal structures, including unauthorised markets, shops, stalls, plazas, office complexes, parks and caravans, had constituted nuisance and a threat to the aesthetics of the economic nerve centre of the state.
The statement added that the structures had collectively turned Warri, Uvwie and environs into an eye sore and a big slum that had discouraged investors and hampered economic growth.
It insisted that the present scenario must stop, regretting that the illegal structures were a hindrance to WUEDA’s mandate to give the axis a facelift.
Meanwhile, the Director General of the Agency and former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, has appealed to the communities and youths of its mandate areas to assist in ensuring that work on the master drainage project was not stalled.
Macaulay said they should own the project as it was meant to enhance development of their communities and by extension improve their wellbeing.
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