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The Federal Government has announced plan to establish a National Land Commission.
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Dangari who disclosed this at the ongoing 6th Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit, NDIS in Abuja, said the essence is to have new path for effective land administration in the country.
The summit which has as theme, “New Vistas, New Aspirations, New Visions: The Diaspora and National Development is organised by NDIS,a private sector initiative in conjucntion with Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.
Dangari disclosed that the proposed commission is part of the ongoing land reform under the President Bola Tinubu.
He said the Land Commission, will outline clear implementation guideline for the land use Act.
He said, “We are working to establish a National Land Commission. Part of their work will be to outline clear implementation guidelines for the Land Use Act to chart a new path of effective land administration in the country. “
The Minister also revealed that the work of the Prof. Peter Adeniyi led Presidential Technical Committee on Land Reforms, will be incorporated into the comprehensive land reform strategy.
He asserted that “As the renowned land reform scholar said, experience shows that a nation can never develop if it does not conduct land reform. This will be done under the Renewed Hope Action Plan for Housing. “
He explained further, “notable part of our housing sector reforms that is of particular interest to the Diaspora interested in investing in the housing and real estate sector is land reforms. What we envision is a streamlined land administration that cuts through the bureaucratic bottlenecks and systemic inefficiencies to ensure cost effective and efficient access to land for both individuals and investors in our country.
“Currently, we have a situation where the Land Use Act, which was enacted in 1978 has no complementary institution set up alongside it to provide the necessary framework, guidelines, and regulations for operationalizing it.
“Under the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, we aim to fix this systemic anomaly”.
