Governor Ajimobi presents 521 approved C of 0

Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi on Monday presented 521 Certificates of Occupancy that have been approved for collection under the state government Home Owners Charter programme.

Governor Ajimobi during the official presentation said that the programme was to assist property owners without proper documentation, Survey, Approved Plan and C of O to have a 3 in 1 C of O which is equivalent to the conventional C of O.

Held at the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey, secretariat Ibadan, Ajimobi stressed that the scheme will be of great help to property owners in safely securing their properties in the event of litigation or dispute.

The Governor however advised the people of the state to utilize the Home Owners Charter of the state government to perfect titles and approval for their landed property, 

He said that the collection of tenement rate in all local government areas of the State has been declared illegal since November 12, 2012, noting that it had since be replaced by the State Government Land Use Charge.

In this same vein, the state Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Survey, Isaac Omodewu declared that the Home Owners Charter C of O is levied at N125,000, adding that civil and public servants could pay for the scheme in three installments of 40, 30 and 30% basis. 

His words " It is noteworthy to say that members of the public have been avoiding the perfection of their land documents, claiming that the cost was too exorbitant before this administration came into being but since the present administration introduced the Home Owners Charter, the situation has changed,".