Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-
Rufai yesterday declared that the people
who encroached into public institutions
with genuine certificate of occupancy and
approved building plans would be
compensated. el-Rufai who disclosed this while
addressing some groups comprising of
students, National Union of Road
Transport Workers (NURTW), markets
associations who staged peaceful
protests in support of his policies at the Government House, explained that his
administration would compensate only
land owners with genuine papers. “ We are only recovering public schools,
hospitals land for the benefit of our
children and grand children in the state. “ Our public schools and hospitals were
built to benefit less privileged, therefore,
we will not allow some selfish individuals
to take over these lands. “ Why we commenced demolition
exercise from Alhudahuda College was
because majority of those who built
houses within the college premises did
not have papers and so their houses
were demolished. “ Those who built their houses close to
students classrooms or hospitals no
matter how much it will cost us we will
compensate them to get back our lands,”
he said. Hundreds of peaceful protesters
yesterday declared support for Governor
el-rufai’s land recovery exercise in public
hospitals and schools. The protesters under the auspices of
NURTW, Kaduna State Market
Association, New Panteka, Old Students
Association for Skill Acquisition, as well
as GSM Handset Sellers, after peaceful
roads protest in different locations stormed Sir Kashim Ibrahim House
entrance gate to register their support
and encourage Governor el-rufai to go
ahead with the exercise. The large number of youths who carried
placards with different inscriptions such
as “ Don’t be afraid of anybody , just
continue with the demolition exercise”, “
We are strongly behind you while you
recover our stolen land from greedy politicians” , “ el-Rufai save the future of
children and get back our school lands
from the rich”, and several others,
begged el-Rufai to demolish any house or
structure erected within any school
premises or compound.

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