Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun will give out Certificates of Occupancy and other land title documents to another batch of beneficiaries under the Homeowners’ Charter Programme.
Director-General, Bureau of Lands and Survey, Mr. Biyi Ismail, who stated this, added that the beneficiaries would collect their documents as from Friday at the Arcade Ground, Governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
He urged beneficiaries to come with valid means of identification and photocopies.
Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun will be distributing Certificates of Occupancy and other land title documents Oto another batch of beneficiaries under the Homeowners’ Charter Programme.
The Director-General, Bureau of Lands and Survey, Mr. Biyi Ismail, said that the beneficiaries would collect their documents as from Wednesday at the Arcade Ground, Governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
He urged all contacted beneficiaries to come with valid means of identification and photocopies.
Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun will distribute Certificates of Occupancy and other land title documents to another batch of beneficiaries under the Homeowners’ Charter Programme.
Director-General Bureau of Lands and Survey, Mr. Biyi Ismail, who stated this said the beneficiaries would collect their documents as from Tuesday at the Arcade Ground, Governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
He urged all contacted beneficiaries to come with valid means of identification and photocopies. They are expected to be at the venue by 8am for accreditation.
Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun will distribute Certificates of Occupancy and other land title documents to another batch of beneficiaries under the Homeowners’ Charter Programme.
The Director-General, Bureau of Lands and Survey, Mr. Biyi Ismail said the beneficiaries would collect their documents on Thursday by 9am at the Oba’s Complex Auditorium, Governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
He urged all contacted beneficiaries to come with valid means of identification and photocopies of same. They are expected to be at the venue by 8am for accreditation.
Ogun State government plans to distribute Certificates of Occupancy every month.
This was disclosed yesterday when 1000 home owners received their C of O.
Governor Ibikunle Amosun spoke at the Arcade Ground, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He urged property owners whose houses have not been inspected under the Homeowners’ Charter Programme to present their documents for action.
The governor, represented by his Chief of Staff, Chief Tolu Odebiyi, said the plan was to accelerate the issuance of the certificate to enable more people take ownership of their properties.
‘’We encourage more people to come forward with valid documents to prove ownership of their properties and with the C of O in the possession of beneficiaries, no one else will come claiming ownership,’’ he said.
The Special Adviser and Director- General, Bureau of Lands and Survey, Mr. Biyi Ismail, said the scheme was meant for the ’common people’, adding that worship centres, such as churches, mosques and industries were not among the beneficiaries.
‘’Others whose properties fall under high tension cables, designated acquisition or committed lands, occupying right-of-way to any major pipelines or built on the set-back of roads, water gullies, defective or subject to legal dispute, non-residential or uninhabitable are not qualified under HOC program.’’
Ismail said government would make sure that more beneficiaries received their C of O and Building Plan approvals monthly so that all qualified applicants could collect their land documents before the end of the Amosun administration.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mr. Sonde Olawale from Ifo thanked the government for the scheme.
Governor of Lagos state, Akinwumi Ambode Tuesday signed and approved the immediate release of 2,500 Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) to property owners across the state.
Executive Secretary in the Lands Bureau, Mr Olukayode Ogunnubi who disclosed this, said the development was in line with Ambode’s effort to clear the backlog of C of O that was carried over from the previous administration.
According to him, “A clear distinction must be made that this present government wants Lagosians to maximise the economic benefits derivable from ownership of properties as evidenced by obtaining their legal titles.
“That is what we are trying to achieve and that is the reason why the Governor decided to clear all the back log, everything. Now we do not have pending C of O on our table,” he said.
Ogunnubi said the advantage of the recent development will enable owners to leverage on the C of O as collateral to obtain loans from financial institutions for business activities.
“This will also contribute to the growth of the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and ultimately the development of the economy of the state,” he said.
He disclosed that the Governor intends to ensure that the process of applying and getting the copy of the C of O is not only less cumbersome but treated within the stipulated time.
“So once we have any new applicant for C of O, the Governor’s mandate is to ensure that he signs it within the 90 days tenure. Once you make your payment, we start the processing. Let me also report that we are going on the Electronic C of O fully (E-C of O). All the ones he signed are also E-C of O.
“In a nutshell, the idea is to eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks and this is what the Governor intends to achieve in line with his commitment to make life simple and easy for the people.
“This is a standard milestone as the last time such was witnessed was during the era of the first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande,” he said.
Ogunnubi said the list of all the 2,500 C of O’s signed by Ambode will be published in the national dailies from Wednesday.