A businesswoman and wife of the immediate past Seriki of Ibadanland, Mrs. Olabisi Oyediji, on Tuesday, called on Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, the state commissioner of Police, Adebola Hamzat to order demolition of an illegal structures in her petroleum station, Debistol petroleum station located at Akobo area of Ibadan.
Oyediji while addressing journalists at the press conference held at the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), explained that the man whom she leased the petroleum station to, Omoniyi Olusegun, has erected some structures over the underground tanks in the petroleum station, which was not part of their initial agreement.
Equally, She claimed to have informed the urban and regional planning board, which had marked the controversial structures for demolition, only to later halt the action for no clear reason.
She alleged that the lessee has also been after her life as a result of her persistence in calling for the right thing to be done at the station, noting that the negative development, if not attended to urgently, may lead to explosion.
Recall some explosive devices exploded at Dejo Oyelese close, Bodija Housing Estate in Ibadan two weeks ago.
Chief Adebayo Oyediji who was the head of the Seriki in the Olubadan chieftaincy lines died in 2018.
Oyediji while speaking further, appealed to the governor, the commissioner of Police, the Olubadan of Ibadanland and other stakeholders to prevail.
She added that the man has erected some structures which are not allowed in a petroleum station, adding that all efforts to ensure that the strictures are demolished have been fruitless.
She urged the governor, the CP, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and other stakeholders to intervene to avoid another disaster in the ancient city like what happened recently at Bodija.
She said: “I have tried my best to make sure that the right thing is done but to no avail. I have informed the town planning, they came but did not do anything. I have informed the Police, nothing good has come out of it as well. That is why I am addressing this press conference today, and I want to believe that it will yield a positive result because this is a matter of life and death.
“Yes, I want the governor to intervene in this matter. I want the Olubadan of Ibadanland to intervene. The man I leased my petroleum station to since 2018 has erected some structures over the underground tanks. This is dangerous and I cannot but talk about it.
“Because I have been asking for the right thing to be done, he has been threatening me and I can’t even sleep in my house again. Today, I sleep at Yemetu. Tomorrow, I sleep at Adamasingba. I have not been sleeping in my house since he issued the threat, and I don’t want to die like a chicken.
“I have been threatened over my property. I want the governor to intervene. It is dangerous to erect structures when there is an underground tanks.
“The person I leased the petroleum station to has erected some structures such as eatery and a Suya stand. It is very dangerous to erect structures when there is an underground tanks.
“How can they be selling Suya at a petroleum station? It can lead to explosion. And I want to protect the name of my husband. My husband is the former Seriki of Ibadanland”.
