11th March,
2022
PRESS
RELEASE:
RELEASE
‘C OF O’ TO OWNERS : MURIC TELLS OGUN GOVT
An
Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has
appealed to the Ogun State Government (OGSG) to issue the state’s Certificate
of Occupancy (‘C of O’) to those who participated in the Homeowners’ Charter
scheme since 2018.
Making
the call on Friday, 11th March, 2022, was the director and
founder of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola.
The
appeal reads:
“Our
attention has been drawn to the plight of hundreds of Ogun State residents who
applied for the state’s Certificate of Occupancy (‘C of O’) under the
Homeowners’ Charter scheme since January 2018.
“After
the assessment of the applicants' forms, they were asked to pay amounts ranging
from N188,542.02k to N193,503.65. But nothing was heard after payment of the
money. In particular, it has been dead silence since the exit of the former
governor, Ibikunle Amosun. The project has been set aside despite the fact
that many of the applicants had paid the full amount stipulated for them
for the ‘C of O’.
“MURIC
appeals to Governor Dapo Abiodun to set the machinery in motion for the release
of the ‘C of O’ to those who have paid. Government is a continuum and democracy
necessitates bandwagon effect. Elected leaders in a democracy must not only
inherit the assets but the liabilities as well.
“This
is one liability the Ogun State government cannot run away from. Abiodun must
take responsibility. A government that runs away from its liabilities will not
be taken serious by stakeholders. It is by living up to such responsibility
that confidence is infused in the citizenry
“Although
MURIC focuses on the defence of Allah-given fundamental human rights of
Nigerian Muslims, has not been found wanting in the promotion of good
governance and holding governments and their agencies accountable. This is in
the interest of transparency, probity and accountability.”
Professor
Ishaq Akintola,
Director,
Muslim
Rights Concern (MURIC).
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