The chairman of Opposition All Progressive congress, APC in Edo state has condemned the forcefully demolition of over eighty building at the airport road axis in Benin city by the Edo State Government.
The chairman made the condemnation at the party secretariat while briefing newsmen in Benin city, the state capital…
The opposition party said it not opposed to urban renewal which Edo State government said prompted the demolition, but that the people’s rights and the rule of law should be respected.
He said it beats the imagination of descent minds that the said areas belongs to the government where there is no presence of infrastructure till date.
The government announced its decision to reclaim the land on 29 September 2022 by declaring a curfew before the demolition.