Group Presents Anti-Land Grabbing Bill To Osun Assembly

By Toba Ajisafe

 

A group of professionals known as Osogbo Affairs Forum (OSAF) has presented an anti-land grabbing bill to Osun State House Of Assembly.

 

The bill, which is to put an end to the activities of land grabbers and extortion at construction sites,  know as ‘Omo Onile’ syndrome was presented to two lawmakers representing Osogbo and Olorunda constituencies in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Akintunde Adegboye and Hon Wasiu Adebayo.

 

Hon. Akintunde Adegboye who addressed the delegates on behalf of other lawmakers, gave assurance that the bill would be presented to the Assembly and that cooperation of other lawmakers in the Assembly would be sought in ensuring the passage of the bill into law.

 

The Committee Chairman, Barrister Abdulrahman Okunade while addressing journalists after the the presentation of the bill, explained that, the bill, if passed into law, would address the challenges being faced by many residents and property owners across the state.

 

He noted that, the incessant harassment and extortion which innocent  land owners and builders do go through in the hands of land speculators and hellbent hoodlums in Osun State are becoming too worrisome in recent times.

 

He said, “While the land speculators do sell a piece of land to more than one person thereby causing deadly confusions, the hoodlums on their part have made a vocation out of visiting construction sites to forcefully extort money from innocent land owners, property builders and construction workers. It is therefore our belief that all these practices will be a thing of the past once the bill is passed into law.

 

Abdulrahman gave the benefit, If the bill is passed into law by Osun State House Of Assembly, he explained, ” As the bill  now initiated by the OSAF, Osun would have joined the league of other states such as Lagos, Ogun and Oyo that have enacted similar laws with a view to criminalising and punishing the disturbing practices of the Omo Oniles who had made property development a nightmare in the state.