Ajirioghene Imah
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has unveiled the Business Process Automation of Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) for Federal Lands.
The unveiling took place at the Ministry’s Conference room, Mabushi, Abuja.
Fashola, who said the initiative was another layer and level of technological advancement in the country, urged the ministry to sustain and maintain it to the expected next level.
He further explained that the manual processing of application for and signing of C.of.O which used to be cumbersome and time-consuming would stop with the introduction of this digital platform and ending the era of carrying several bags of files of C of O for manual endorsement at home even on weekends.
“Our digital platform is meant to make life better, the thing that used to take three months will now be available in 24 hours. I, as the head of the Ministry, will stop carrying Ghana most go filled with C of O’s from Abuja to Lagos or my house, I can now sign many of them on the system within some hours. I think that’s where Nigeria as the biggest black Nation should be.” He stated.
The Minister also revealed that about 2,276 files have been digitalized.
In his remarks, the Director Overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Engr. Folorunso Esan, commended the Ministry for the successful implementation of the initiative, stressing that the project will boost public consumption and also enable easy payments.
