These are not the best of times for Honourable Rotimi Makinde, former member of the House of Representatives as his multimillion naira shopping complex has been marked for demolishing in Alagbole/Akute, Ogun State.
We gathered that the building that was previously marked 6 meters due to the road construction in the area has now been marked 18 meters which somehow means that the building which he built with N100million loan from Diamond Bank in 2008 will go down the drain.
Before now, his hotel, Capricornian Hotel also located in the same axis was sealed up for almost four months. Lamenting, the politician cum movie star said…
“If you go to Alagbole/Akute area now, you will see people weeping. It was 14th of March, 2017 that they marked the building again for 18meters demolition as against 6meters in 2012. In actual fact, I understand some buildings close to my property had been demolished… It was indeed a rude shock to me but if the decision to extend the road further is in the public interest, who are mine to complain.”
“However, I just hope the government would be sensitive enough to listen to the plight of the people and compensate them. What actually baffled me is the sudden re-marking for demolition which I understand was done 14th March, 2017 and changed from 6meters to 18meters which will now affect the entire building. The property use to be a school owned by me since 2005, which I pulled down in view of the ongoing development, it was moved backward to give room to the present shopping complex in line with the 2012 6meters demotion notice.”