The Land Revocation Controversy Involving the Saraki Family: Kwara State Government’s Explanation
According to the Kwara state bureau of lands, the Saraki family did not fulfill the payment requirement for a piece of land they occupied in Ilorin, the state capital.
Previously, the state government took over the land in December, citing its original designation for the construction of a secretariat and the civil service clinic's parking lot. In response, Bukola Saraki, the former senate president, claimed that the land was duly allocated and a right of occupancy was issued for it.
However, Ibrahim Salman, director-general of the bureau of lands, refuted Saraki's claim in a statement released on Wednesday.
He explained, “The entire land was acquired in the 1970s for Overriding Public Interest and was initially designated for the State Secretariat Phase II. Construction work ...