Wike signs 5,481 C-of-Os in 1 year

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has, as of December 31, 2024, signed a total of 5,481 Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-Os), his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, has said.

Our correspondent reports that this is 2,919 less than the total number of C-of-Os printed and signed by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) from 2010 to 2023 (13 years).

In a statement on Tuesday, Olayinka said, “The moment necessary payments are made, land allottees can now get their C-of-O within two weeks.

“One of the reasons land allottees do not find it compelling to pay for their C-of-O is because when they pay, they wait for years. But in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government, that has changed now.

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“Even uploading of the necessary information to show when a C-of-O is collected, as well as details on the collector that used to take months, is now done within 72 hours.”

Giving details of C-of-O produced and signed in the FCT in the last 15 years, the minister’s spokesman said, “From May 2010 to May 2015, a total of 5,655 certificates of occupancy were produced and signed.

“From May 2015 to May 2019, a total of 1,174 certificates of occupancy were produced and signed, while 1,571 were done between May 2019 and May 2023.

“Meanwhile, from May 2023 when President Tinubu assumed office till December 31, 2024, a total of 5,481 certificates of occupancy were produced and signed by the FCT minister.

“Also, in the next few weeks, land allottees whose C-of-Os are ready for collection will begin to receive auto-generated SMS because it has been discovered that most of them don’t even know that their title documents are ready.”