By  Olasunkanmi Akoni

LAGOS—MEMBERS of the New-life Community Development Association, in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, are spoiling for war against one of the top government officials, resident in the area over erection of wall on what used to be an access road at Olufemi Ogunshola Street in the area.

They are protesting against the erection said to be spear-headed by one Dr. Jobi Ososanya, a senior civil servant in the state.

According to sources, the wall had been erected three times and demolished by other members of the community who felt the erection was illegal.

It will be recalled that Governor Babatunde Fashola, had earlier directed the State Special Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences, to pull down any street gate inhibiting alternative route whenever there is a serious traffic problem.

With this in mind, members of the CDA, mostly youths, gathered last Tuesday, and marched to the site of the erected wall on Ogunsola Street and brought it down.

The street, Vanguard gathered, was approved as Street by the authorities under former Ikeja Local Government council, dated 20\12/79 and named after Olufemi Ogunsola.

According to them, the action became necessary following repeated plea to Dr. Ososanya, who claimed the area belonged to him as it was meant to be a Close street and not an access road.

When contacted, Chief Osasanya, maintained that the land belonged to him, and was quick to direct Vanguard to the State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development for clarification, saying “I don’t have much to say on this, you need to visit the site, the land in question is wider than the road.

“You need to go to the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development to find out the true position of things.”

However, Alhaji Dele Folorunsho, Chairman New-life CDA, explained that on February 28, 2013, following the recent decision of the Ifako Ijaiye LGA to develop and build medical clinic as well as its public library on a piece of land adjoining access road on the street,  we have experienced a shocking display of tyranny from one Chief Jobi Ososanya (Chairman Lagos State Civil Services Commission) who has expressed a total opposition to the Local Government’s proposed development in the area.”