The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says solely two out of the 445 mass housing allocations met its phrases and situations.
Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Particular Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, disclosed this at a information convention in Abuja on Friday.
Olayinka mentioned that the Mass Housing Programme was initiated in 2000 as a public-private partnership (PPP) strategy to offering reasonably priced housing for FCT residents.
He, nonetheless, mentioned that from the inception of this system until date, out of the 445 mass housing allocations granted, solely two builders had efficiently met the phrases and situations.
Olayinka said {that a} new operational framework for titling of mass housing and sectional pursuits had been developed to make the train environment friendly, efficient and diligent.
This, in line with him, is in keeping with the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s imaginative and prescient to revive confidence within the administration of lands within the FCT.
“Presently, the holders and occupiers of properties throughout the numerous mass housing estates within the FCT don’t pay payments, rents, charges and expenses to the federal government.
“That is regardless of having held and occupied properties for many years.
“To deal with the issue, the FCT minister had recognised the pressing have to situation titles to the beneficiaries of mass housing and sectional pursuits.
“All functions for titling are to be made by the subscribers and builders to the Division of Land Administration for processing,” he mentioned.
The spokesman mentioned that the processing of titles for mass housing and sectional pursuits would start on April 21, in keeping with the brand new operational framework.
He defined that the measure was a part of the broad and complete reforms on land administration within the FCT, as accepted by the minister.
Olayinka mentioned that the reforms, which might turn out to be operational from April 21, would cowl particular areas like situations of grant of statutory Proper of Occupancy (RofO) and contents of the statutory RofO invoice.
Others, he mentioned, would come with the contents of Letter of Acceptance/Refusal of the provide of a grant of RofO, the titling of mass housing and sectional pursuits, in addition to the regularisation of space council land paperwork.
The crux of the sweeping reforms within the FCT land administration, in line with him, is to make sure regularisation of land allocation in space councils and the title of mass housing properties in favour of consumers.
He added that land allottees had been additionally anticipated to develop their allotted land inside two years.
On his half, the Director of Land Administration, FCTA Chijioke Nwankwoeze, mentioned that the event can be very helpful to accommodate homeowners in estates.
Nwankwoeze identified that folks with mass housing paperwork can not use the paperwork for any enterprise transaction apart from simply proudly owning the homes.
“Within the coming months, you will note housing homeowners within the numerous estates in FCT holding Certificates of Occupancy issued by FCTA,” he mentioned.
