Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has issued 5,000 Certificates of Occupancy (CofOs) to land and house owners across the 20 local government areas of the state.
Among the beneficiaries are the Olu of Itori, Oba Abdulfatai Akanmo, Commissioner for Housing, Jagunmolu Omoniyi, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Olukayode Ayilara, and the State Secretary of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Tiwalade Akingbade.
The beneficiaries are applicants from the Ogun State Land Administration and Revenue Management System (OLARMS) and the immediate past administration’s Home Owners Charter (HOC).
Addressing the beneficiaries at the ceremony held at the Obas complex, the Governor’s Office secretariat, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Abiodun said his administration created OLARMS, under the Bureau of Lands and Survey to eliminate the bottleneck in land administration and promote ease of doing business.
The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Tokunbo Talabi, said the programme was aimed at sanitising land administration which had been characterised by fraudulent activities.
He urged residents of the state to take advantage of the programme to regularise their landed properties which according to him would enhance the value of their properties, as they can be used as collaterals.
