Anthony Nwakaegho/DigitalSENSE Business News
The Ogun State Government has
threatened to shut down telecommunication masts, towers and parabolic antennae
erected in all parts of the state without approval from the state government.
The Ogun State government through
the Commissioner Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning, Mr Adebayo Fari made
this known in a statement issued in Abeokuta, recently that “ A
responsible government cannot stand aside and allow the violation of its law to
continue without taking appropriate measures to reverse it. The government of
Ogun State is concerned about the blatant disregard of its planning regulations
by cell site developers who have not obtained the requisite permits from the
Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning before installing urban furniture,
including telecommunications antennae, masts and towers on lands and buildings
in the state.
“For the avoidance of doubt, it is
illegal to erect or install masts, towers, base stations and any other
structures without a permit in Ogun State. The Ogun Urban and Regional Planning
Law, 2005 empowers the Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning to
implement the state policies on urban and regional planning and physical
development in the state, including spatial location of infrastructural
facilities; issue land use clearance for all applications for physical
development plans; and evaluate the Environmental Impact Assessment Reports;
site specific to any installation, including that of telecommunication masts,
towers, antennae etc.
DigitalSENSE
Business News recalls that a similar law under a
different name had been established by the Lagos State Government which has
pitched it against the telecommunication operators as to the law authorizing
the regulation on the installation of telecommunication masts, antenna and
payment for such infrastructure in Lagos state.
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