The Speaker House of Representatives Rt. Dr. Abbas Tajudeen, says the Green Chamber will work in close partnership with the Executive to establish a coordinated and transparent system for tracking, assessing, and restoring abandoned Federal Government properties across the country.
The Speaker stated this while inaugurating the House Ad-hoc Committee to investigate and track all Federal Government’s abandoned landed properties in Nigeria.
Dr. Tajudeen who was represented by the Chief Whip, Usman Bello Kumo, said the committee’s mandate reflects the 10th House’s commitment to integrity, transparency and accountability in public asset management.
The Speaker tasked the committee to be meticulous and fearless in identifying assets that have been left idle, mismanaged, encroached upon, or illegally acquired.
He stressed that federal landed assets, from buildings to empty plots, must either be rehabilitated, converted to public use, or responsibly disposed of.
The Chairman of the newly inaugurated Ad-Hoc Committee, Mr. Daniel Amos, vowed to reclaim and redeploy national assets that have been left to rot across the country.
Mr. Amos, represented by his Vice Chairman, Oladebo Omoleye explained that the assignment is both a national obligation and a moral duty, as thousands of abandoned federal properties represent lost opportunities for development.
The Committee Chairman stressed that the probe would cover the full identification and verification of all abandoned federal landed properties nationwide, with a key objective to develop a central, reliable database.
He said the committee would produce an evidence-driven report within the stipulated timeframe and ensure every recommendation is tied to national development and public accountability.
