This is in line with the State Government’s   promise of issuing out OYHOC, C of O within 60 days.

The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Barrister Aboodun Abdu-Raheem while presenting the certificates to beneficiaries, said the collection of the new C of O is within sixty days from the date of submission of application form.

He maintained that Oyo State is working towards making it possible within thirty days.

‘As you all can see, Oyo State Government under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde is a Government that keep to it’s words. We promised 60 days and here we are your Certificate of Occupancy is ready within the period we promised. We even have some that were ready within 40 days. We are walking tirelessly to ensure that the Certificate of Occupancy is collected even within 30 days’, he said.

The Lands Helmnsman also noted that certificates of occupancy can be used to access other opportunities that abound in the economy.

‘This C of O has the same feature as the Conventional one. It can be used for any financial transaction. It is recognized all over the country and with the bar code on it, you can verify it authenticity anywhere in the world. This is why it is called Electronic C of O, he explained.’

While giving the vote of thanks, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ademola Ajibola commended the people for the confidence reposed in the present administration.

According to him, with OYHOC, all bottlenecks that usually lead to delay of processing certificates of occupancy has been eliminated.

Speaking on behalf of the applicants, Reverend Benson Omole lauded the initiative which according to them has made life easier for home owners.

It will be recalled that last month, the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde launched the home owners charter electronic C of O to enable home owners regularized their land documents as part of efforts to lessen the pains of the current economic downturn.

This land title document Made Easy Initiative is in line with the Engineer Seyi Makinde led administration’s promise to speed up the process of getting land title documents at an affordable cost and also within 60 days. These title documents include Certificate of Occupancy, Deed of Assignment, Deed of Sublease and Deed of Mortgage Consents.

A release issued by the Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Barrister Abiodun Abdu-Raheem said the event which will take place at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan is part of activities commemorating the One year in office of the present administration.

He further explained that the programme which will hold at 12.00 noon would be done with strict adherence to COVID 19 safety measures which will therefore limit the number of applicants that will be invited for the symbolic presentation.

Barrister Abdu-Raheem also called on eligible property owners without title or approved documents to take advantage of the window of opportunity.

He encouraged people with outstanding applications to visit Room 4 of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan to find out the status of their applications with a view to ensuring they get their title document as this administration is determined to provide title documents within 60 days of application.

Applicants can also call 0700 696 52637 (0700 OYO LANDS) or send email to lands@oyostate.gov.ng to make any enquiries.

Hon. Wasiu Olatunbosun, PhD.,

Hon. Commissioner,

Min. of Information, Culture & Tourism,

Oyo State Government.

The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Barr. Abiodun  Abdu-Raheem while on duty tour to various sites owned by the  State Government in Ibadan said the present administration is interested in the issue of Lands across the State for proper documentation and accessibility.

‘This is the right time for good people of Oyo State to know that things should be done in the proper manner. Anyone that does not have an up to date documents should do so because the Ministry would be paying an unscheduled  visits to various sites to check if the sites have genuine approval.

If there is any infraction whatsoever  from anyone on the sites visited, the person would face the full wrath of the law as the present administration is not out to wit hunt anybody but to enforce law and order and to ensure that proper approval is given before construction on sites is being carried out,” he explained.

The Commissioner who was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary and some Directors of the Ministry served a stop work notice to the contractors handling the construction of some houses at Mami Market Agodi, GRA and a Water Corporation Building at Jericho asked the contractors to report at the Ministry with necessary documents for the construction of the site.

The team also visited the industrial park as well as free trade zone along Lagos Ibadan Expressway to assess the lands in the area.

Meanwhile, Barr.  Abiodun Abdu-Raheem who took the opportunity to pay a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor of Technical University, Ibadan assured the Institution of Government readiness to assist in the provision of adequate space of Land as the present administration is interested in the development of the education sector.

The Vice Chancellor of Technical University Ibadan, Professor Ayobami Salami appreciated the Seyi Makinde led administration for its support while calling for adequate security stressing that the University is facing security challenges because of the porosity of the villages surrounding the Institution.

Earlier, a group of  people from Temidire, Bako area of Odo Ona in Ibadan protested at the Ministry to express their grievances over encroachment of the area by some hoodlums making life unbearable for people of the area.

The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Barr. Abioldun Abdu-Raheem assured the people  of immediate action as government  will  not condone disturbance of people on their land.

Hon. Wasiu Olatunbosun, PhD.,

Hon. Commissioner, 

Min. of Information, Culture & Tourism,

Oyo State Government.