Approval of Building Plans are Delayed to Extort-Chairperson OYACA

The Chairperson of the Oyo state Anti Corruption Agency(OYACA), Justice Eni Esan(rtd.) has revealed that the delay in the approval of building plans in the state revolved around the desire to extort money from applicants by public servants.

Justice  Esan made this revelation on Wednesday at  a one day Sensitization and Advocacy program for senior officials of local governments in the state in Ibadan.

''The approval of building plans are delayed to extort applicants. It is corruption not to prepare and audit accounts for several years. I urge you to report major infractions  in your local government to OYACA for investigations and prosecution,'' the OYACA chairperson stated.

 However, an official  from Atiba local government,, Ajibola Kareem  lamented that there was no imprest for public servants to function optimally, saying, ''we are not given imprest, we are no paid for car maintenance, inform our employers that they should give us incentives meant for us.''

Similarly, another official from Asabari Local Community Development Area(LCDA) SHAKI, Olaleakn Waheed acknowledged that the state government paid salaries promptly, but added, ''statutory payments are  absent. Everyone can see how the local governments are been run. Help us to beg the government to enable us to work. Beg the government for us to make local governments function. We ask you to rescue us from the present situation.''