File photograph: Governor Akinwunmi Ambode
The Lagos State Government has commenced cost of over N11.8billion as compensation to house owners of properties that needed to give manner for development of roads, flyovers, ramps and different crucial infrastructural tasks throughout the State.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Lands Bureau, Yetunde Onabule disclosed this on Tuesday in Alausa.
She stated the cost was for properties demolished for tasks together with the Abule Egba highway enlargement, Epe Road enlargement, Lekki International Airport, Pen Cinema flyover, ultra-modern bus terminal in Oyingbo and upgrading of Muritala Mohammed International Airport Road.
Listing different tasks embrace Mechanic Village, Gbagada Phase1, Ojokoro Specialist Hospital, development of Freedom Road/Drainage channel, reconstruction of Agri-Ishawo Konu-Arepo Road, amongst others.
She stated that following the approval of the tasks, the State’s Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development moved to those areas to find out the Right of Way (ROW) for the proposed tasks, whereas the Lands Bureau carried out a reconnaissance survey and detailed enumeration of about 1,880 properties and claimants affected by the event together with residential, industrial, petrol filling stations and spiritual centres.
“I can confirm to you that in line with the provisions of the Land Use Act 1978, which is the enabling law for the revocation of Right of Occupancy (C of O)and payment of compensation thereof in the country, interest in the affected properties have been promptly revoked and enumeration of these properties completed and payment of over N11,814,844billion approved as compensation for property owners on the Alignment/Right of Way for construction, re-construction/ dualization of roads, flyovers and ramps aimed at alleviating traffic gridlock and other forms of infrastructural development of Lagos is ongoing,” she stated.
The Special Adviser also stated that the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode-led administration has thus far lived as much as expectation in immediate cost of compensation on acquired land and titles revoked for over-riding public curiosity, nevertheless including that cost is finished after a due presentation of all crucial paperwork by a claimant proving true possession of the property.
She, nevertheless, urged affected residents to hurry up their verification processes and ahead their paperwork evidencing possession of properties, legitimate technique of identification, 4 passport pictures and different particulars to facilitate immediate cost.
Giving its monetary report for the yr beneath evaluate, Onabule stated the Bureau generated over N10.5billion from land transactions final yr, representing over 50 % in need of the N20.7billion it generated in 2016, an improvement she stated would enhance when the sale of the brand new land schemes start.
“A serious complete of income we had been anticipating was from our scheme, nevertheless, primarily based on the coverage of the federal government that the infrastructure inside that scheme have to be accomplished, we needed to decelerate, that might deliver lots of income to the federal government.
Right now the sand filling is ongoing and I can guarantee you that when that scheme takes off, we'd surpass our income goal for 2018 together with different funds as nicely,” she defined.
As said by her the hunt by the current administration to make sure that Lagosians acquire title paperwork with ease, the Governor signed a complete of 727 Electronic Certificate of Occupancy (E-C of O) within the yr beneath evaluate, thus bringing the quantity to five, 172 of such certificates within the final three years.
She stated the implementation of the Land Administration and Automation System generally known as Thompson Reuters Automation Solution, when up and operating, would go an extended technique to lowering issues related to redundant information, improve accuracy by lowering handbook entry errors and guarantee a one-stop store to facilitate unhindered, secured entry to land software and title paperwork within the State.
She expressed concern on the problem of encroachment on authorities schemes, warning land speculators, popularly generally known as Omo-Onile to desist from promoting land that falls beneath authorities acquisition.
“It is most disheartening to say very giant variety of Government schemes within the State are being confronted with the issue of encroachment. We asan authorities are persistently suggested members of the general public to make sure they do correct charting and verification of properties earlier than consummating transactions on land.