Ibadan Master Plan won’t lead to demolition – Oyo Govt

The Oyo State Government has allayed the fears of the people of the state over the proposed Ibadan City Master plan to be unveiled next month, saying that the plan was not designed to demolish structures. 

The state government stressed that the ongoing development of Ibadan City Master Plan was to provide direction for future expansion and identify key development opportunities. 

“The Master Plan is to guide growth and support development and not urban renewal. So, there won’t be any form of demolition. It is not a document that promotes or recommends demolition,” the Special Adviser to Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Physical Planning and Urban Development, Alhaji Waheed Gbadamosi said during a press briefing on the ongoing development of the master plan held at the Head of Service (HoS) Conference room, Secretariat, Ibadan.  

Gbadamosi, who was supported at the Press Conference by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun and Special Adviser to the Governor of Communication and Strategy, Mr. Yomi Layinka, said that the traditional architecture and cultural landscape of the city would be maintained.