The Nasarawa State Urban Development Board (NUDB), has expressed determination to enforce compliance and continue the demolition of structures built in the state without approvals.
Engr. Wada Mohammed, the Managing Director of the Board said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lafia.
According to him, it is no longer business as usual for those who refused to adhere to professional directives of the Board to stop developing their structure on unapproved areas after being marked.
“Developers who think we only mark without demolition, it is no longer business as usual for you, two weeks ago we embarked on demolition of unapproved houses in Peninsula in Karu axis, that will continue.
“By not granting you approval, it is expected that you do not develop, and for those who failed to adhere to our directives by building on a wrong place, first, we issue you notice to remove your structure.
“At the expiration of the stipulated time, we embark on the demolition of the marked structures, and that will be a continuing exercise to bring sanity to the city, and we will sustain it without fear or favour,” he said.
The Managing Director said the Board had launched its digital registration and application system to enhance service delivery and ease government business.
Mohammed explained that digitisation of the Board was in line with Gov. Abdullahi Sule administration’s quest to fast track development in the state.
“Developers can do all the necessary application processes, register their plans, seek and get approval within 10 working days at the comfort of their homes, using their mobile phones to log into www.nudb.org.ng and upload documents,” he said.
On the recent flood in Keffi Local Government Area that damaged two bridges, Mohammed said Gov. Sule had given directives to reconstruct the bridges, noting that the process of awarding the contract had commenced. (NAN)
