The proposed Ibadan City Master plan to be unveiled by May 2017 is a guide towards the physical development of Ibadan as well as prevent flooding and not a demolition exercise, according to the State Government.

The Special Adviser to the state Governor on Physical Planning and Urban Development, Alhaji Waheed Gbadamosi said this during a press briefing on the on-going development of the Ibadan City Master Plan.

Gbadamosi said that the on-going development of Ibadan City Master Plan is to provide direction for future expansion and identify key development opportunities.

He said the “Master Plan is to guide growth and support development and not urban renewal. So, there won’t be any form of demolition. It is not a document that promotes or recommends demolition.”