Kwara Govt Marks Mashood Mustapha’s Property For Demolition

Kwara State Government has marked Crystal Place, a property owned by Crystal Group CEO, Hon. Mashood Mustapha (MM) for demolition.

The demolition notice placed within and outside the property located along Zulu Gambari Road on Monday indicates the demolition soon.

This new development follows months of disagreement between Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Mashood Mustapha on Kwara Hotel Remodeling contract.

Recall that Mashood Mustapha had earlier accused Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of planning to demolish his properties in Kwara, if he dared to drag the government to Court over its breach of contract on Kwara Hotels’ concession.

In an open letter that has now gone viral, MM said “I learnt you said you will use the government instrumentality to deal with me. I am waiting for you. For the records, you planned to demolish my properties in Kwara. I have been investing in my dear state since 1989 and I won’t stop. I have investments worth billions of naira in Kwara and employed many of our people. Go ahead and carry out your threat, roll out your bulldozer, I am waiting. You are not God. Don’t forget the stories of David and Goliath, and Moses and Pharaoh. God takes care of the defenceless.”

The Head of Media and Public Relations to Hon Mustapha, Dr. Opeyemi Aregbesola while reacting to the demolition notice said, “This is not unexpected. If you have been following the sequence of events since the Kwara Hotels concession issue started, you would have noticed that Hon. Mashood Mustapha mentioned that plans were in the offing to demolish his properties in Kwara.

“How the government handled the issue of the Kwara Hotels concession was in flagrant disregard for the Kwara State Procurement Law and Crystal Group has every right to seek redress in a Court of competent jurisdiction. So, proceeding to demolish his property on that basis is nothing but political witch-hunting.”

“Crystal Group will not rest until the right thing is done. Awarding a project valued at N3 billion for N17.8 billion is unacceptable. The resources of Kwara state must be judiciously utilized for the benefit of Kwarans.”