By Busari Kabirat
There’s been excesses of property owners in which made the Kogi State Government promised to put an end to landlords harbouring Yahoo Boys in the State.
This was made known in Lokoja on Tuesday by Hon. Abanika Taiye, the Kogi State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, while addressing the newsmen ahead of Kogi State’s two-day symposium of stakeholders in housing and urban development.
Hon. Taiye emphasizing that some landlords were destroying the government’s efforts of getting rid of crimes and criminalities in the state by accommodating individuals who have illegitimate sources of income.
In accordance with him, the government is coming up with a new policy through a bill in the House of Assembly to checkmate the alleged exploitation and excesses of landlords in the State.
He said, “The Kogi State Government is creating awareness by bringing all the relevant stakeholders on board in the building sector for a robust dialogue in which we will come out with a blueprint that will serve as a guideline for the provision of houses for our people.
“Policy and law is very important in any organization or ministry. When it is made and strictly adhered to, the government will be able to check the excesses of property owners or landlords in the State.
“Our ministry has already put in place policies and measures that will check the excesses of property owners in Kogi State”.
