Enugu property demolitions unconstitutional, says Edeoga

Enugu State Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Chijioke Edeoga, has described the gale of demolitions recently carried out by the state government in parts of the state as scary and unconstitutional.
   
Edeoga, who accused the Peter Mbah administration of disobeying court orders and usurping constitutional powers of local councils, said that demolishing people’s places of business without plans for alternative places will increase their suffering.
   
The demolition exercise, which affected the Holy Ghost transport hub in the state capital and the Ogige Market in Nsukka, among other places, was said to have been embarked upon to build standard motor parks in the affected areas.
  
However, in a statement, Edeoga also lamented the destruction of a private polytechnic belonging to a charismatic preacher and founder of Madonna University, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ede, expressing dismay that the government went to demolish the institution in defiance of a court order.
  
“If there have been suspicions that the administration in Enugu State is insensitive to public sentiment and disdainful of the rule of law, the demolition of OSISATECH tended to validate it. It is scary that a government that swore to uphold the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is routinely disobeying court orders,” Edeoga said in the statement.
  
He also lamented the dislocation of businesses without prior notice, saying such actions are indicative of the insensitivity of the government to the plights of the people