Abia State government says it will soon embark on a massive redesign of Umuahia, the state capital and Aba, its commercial city to make the two cities appear investment and environmental friendly.
Accordingly, all attachments and projections to buildings or extensions to structures in these cities will soon be pulled down.
The State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu, who dropped this hint while fielding questions from newsmen in Umuahia, said the state government is worried over the continued flouting of town planning laws by some individuals in the state.
The commissioner spoke after this week’s state executive council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti.
His word, “If you look round the city, you would see a lot of buildings that bear extensions in their front, these attachments have been converted to shops. The government is frowning at that. We want buildings to remain buildings, if you have a commercial building, it would serve that purpose, if you have a residential building, let them serve that purpose.
“We expect those. By using binvolved to take their time to do the needful and remove these stalls, if they fail, government by bbyby would enforce it.”
The government, he disclosed, is trying to ensure that no building falls down after being erected, adding that the lab may include where builders will test materials for road construction.
“It will also provide a platform for a research for those who want to carry out research in such areas. They will be able to use such a facility to carry out research when you want to test materials”.
