The Kwara State House of Assembly has succeeded in revoking the acquisition of a four-bedroomed government challet (Alimi Chalet) by the former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, who is a former governor of the state between 2003-2011.
The acquisition, valuation and certification of Land title (Right of Occupancy) became inoperative in respect of the chalet ceded to Dr Bukola Saraki for violation of the provisions of Pensions Law 2010.
These was part of the resolutions of the House at its plenary on Tuesday following the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development by its Chairman, Omotayo Awodiji.
During the presentation of the resolutions of the House, the Speaker of the Assembly, Yakubu Danladi, disclosed that the recision of the chalet’s documents became a necessity to put an absolute end to the abuse of power and chart a developmental map for the state.
The House, in its determination charged the state government to apply every legal weaponry at its disposal to retrieve the chalet from the former governor.
Awodiji had, while presenting his report, observed among other things that the Alimi Chalet was solely built by the state government as a guest chalet for governors and not severance package.
One of Saraki’s close ranks said, “What is the big deal about this bungalow? The government has broken into the house and the Deputy Governor has been living there. Did their report state that the property was illegally acquired? No. The governor and his people are interested in the house and they can have it if it makes them feel better.