Varsity urges Aregbesola to settle land dispute

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January 13, 2016 10:52 AM

"We heard that the building they are erecting on our land has no approved plan. We want Mr. Governor to intervene in the crisis.”

Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, Governor of Osun state

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Fountain University, Osogbo, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has urged Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesolato intervene in a land dispute between the university and some individuals who claims the school is built on their land.

Oloyede and other Board of Trustees of the NASFAT-owned institution shared their worries during a courtesy visit to Aregbesola in Osogbo, on Monday, January 11.

According to the Pro-chancellor, a group of people claiming the land is theirs have resorted to getting thugs seize the tools of bricklayers who were working on building a perimeter fence for the school.

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Oloyede said, “While fencing our land, which has a C of O, some people came and harassed us. The problem is not with the Osogbo community but with some persons.

“Your predecessor signed the C of O. We heard that they are saying that no compensation was paid on the land.

“They brought 50 thugs from Ibadan and they are still there now. We heard that the building they are erecting on our land has no approved plan. We want Mr. Governor to intervene in the crisis.”

He said the university wanted a peaceful resolution of the crisis as the institution desired to be at peace with its neighbours.

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