Olusegun Ariyo
Olusegun Ariyo Pays Tributes To Town Planner Olawale Yomitan, Director at the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development As he Celebrates his Birthday in Style
Not Many Know Tpl. Olawale Yemitan’s pedigree as an environmental planner. His leadership while in the ministry starts as technical officer way back over twenty years where he had etched his footprint in the sand of the nation’s roots on the built environment as one of its leaders. The Nigeria institute of Town Planners had thrust on his shoulders the responsibility of being a Major actor and one of its prime specialists in the many interfaces on matter that has something to do with built environment in Lagos state
There’s no gainsaying that Tpl Yemitan has marked out that understanding as one who bring professional solution to planning issues where ever the needs demands, his resilience, straight talks and intrepidity won him the heart of those in need of planning solution.
As mark of reciprocity, he was nominated as the senior special assistant to the Commissioner of Physical Planning Dr, Salako, while as staff of the ministry with deluge of experience which set the template for the engaging credential that now mark him out as golden professional.
His interest in managing the built environment remained unflinching after many successful interventions that has brough safer lives to many inhabitants in Lagos state.
Tpl Olawale Yomitan had for years served meritoriously in various sensitive positions and in different public intuitions within the ministry of physical planning and urban Development with both agencies which he’s currently serving, including being a director at the ministry in Lagos secretariat, district officer, at Lagos state Physical planning permit Authority (LASPPPA). Always a high flyer through a dint of hard work and the grace of God
Fortuitous circumstance took him through the high levels of decision making and policy implantation. From District officer of Alimosho office to ikotun Igando and presently, Egbe idimu District office. He applied himself scrupulously to the tents and ethics of the service.
There are the features that ensure inclusiveness in physical planning where negotiating issues specific remains very important priority in managing stakeholders with every given environment.
Egbe idimu today under Tpl Yemita’s watch had recorded impressive gains in scientific ordering of land use in all consideration field of human endeavor. Is it sites standard or access standard within its jurisdiction. Egbe idimu settlers within his jurisdiction presently have a reason to appreciate one whose creative thinking has secure their settlement against conflict of uses, encroachment of development with strict monitoring and evaluation.
He ensures Processing of approval goes seamlessly according to the lay down rules the state government had given as directives
He one told this writer that there is never a time when file will be allowed fallow, ‘’hear him, we do the needful here, and in accordance with the THEMES agenda of the Lagos state government under the leadership of his Excellency, Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu, and every of its policy directives on safer lives has been strictly implemented and still continuing>..
Tpl Yomitan has also ensure all complaints are treated with utmost priority, conscious efforts have also been made in advocacy avoiding people of the district from building wrongly instead harmed with right information needed in embarking on their building approval with ease.
Parharps, the most popular reward from his district has been better feedback from the inhabitants, appreciating him on quick action when the need arises.
Tpl Olawale Yomitan has extended his midas touch in both the institute he belongs and his professional landscape. His leadership has made prolific impact in term of peer review and experience sharing. He reckoned the fact that spatial arrangement defiles logic.
The people of Egbe community and Lagos state as a whole will continue to appreciate his potentials that exist in Egbe settlement.
There is no lame Dock efforts. They are Real mark of intellect and courage. As he trudges on, here’s a wish for a happy birthday to the man who prefer to be called and known as a qualified Town Planner
-Olusegun Ariyo is a Town Planner, Geographer and Qualified Journalist.
