Lagos State House of Assembly has received a report on a petition titled: “Appeal by Eputu Community in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area for the Intervention of the Lagos State House of Assembly to Cause and Prevail on the Technical Committee on Excision to Issue Certificate of Occupancy or Publish in the Gazette the Lagos State Government Land Approved for Six Villages in Eputu Community by the Administration of Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) in 2014 Measuring 75 Hectares.”
The report, presented by the Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business, Hon. Adams Noheem revealed that six villages—Orile Orudu, Orile Agbaje, Ogunfayo, Olumakun, Odukoya and Oju-Oto—had been granted excision approval since 2014. However, the process of obtaining Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) and gazette was stalled due to the inability of the community to produce a required layout plan at the time.
The Committee’s findings further indicated that the land has since been substantially developed to about 90 percent, while survey plans submitted were confirmed to be authentic. It was also established that out of the total 90 hectares of land, 75 hectares had earlier been granted excision, with the remaining 15 hectares, belonging to Anishere and Olumakun villages, pending regularization.
To resolve the long-standing issues, the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development had provided a Development Plan and Guide to facilitate proper structuring and completion of the excision process.
Consequently, the House adopted the Committee’s recommendations directing the Lands Bureau, Office of the State Surveyor-General and the New Towns Development Authority to, within one month, process and issue Certificates of Occupancy and ensure the gazette of the 75 hectares covering the six villages in Eputu Community.
The House also mandated that the outstanding 15 hectares be regularized accordingly, while all official documents relating to the entire 90 hectares be titled in favor of the Ogunfayo Royal Family, in line with the approved layout and development framework.
Thereafter the House adopted the Committee’s recommendations as the resolutions of the House.
