The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the state Lands Bureau to appear before it to explain issues surrounding land allocations, constant land disputes, and other related matters.
This call was made as the House addressed several concerns linked to land administration across Lagos.
On Monday, the Assembly released a statement asking the Bureau to provide full details on past allocations and the ongoing land-related problems that many communities continue to face.
The statement also shared that the House has agreed to the recommendations made by its Committee on Rules and Business, which looked into a petition from the Oriba Community in Epe Local Government.
This petition was meant to be added to an earlier one from the Ladaba Community.
The Assembly confirmed that it passed the committee’s recommendations, asking the Lands Bureau to come forward with the right documents and explain the legal standing of lands taken over by the state.
Another part of the committee’s advice was that the Bureau should provide excision and allocation letters to 68 affected communities and ensure their Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) are processed within a month after the Assembly’s decision.
During the plenary, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa mentioned the need to increase compensation but added that the state government already has its plans.
He also backed the move to allocate 20% (about 2,000 hectares) of the 10,000 hectares earlier taken by the state as part of compensation efforts.
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