Uzodimma Suspends Approval, Issuance of building plans and recertification of land documents in Imo

Following the recent drama in the state over land fraud allegedly perpetrated by the suspended Commissioner for Lands, Atulegwu, Governor Hope Uzodimma have suspended approval and issuance of building plans and recertification of land documents in the state.

This was contained in a press release captioned “SUSPENSION OF APPROVAL AND ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PLANS AND RECERTIFICATION OF LAND DOCUMENTS IN IMO STATE” and signed by Chief Cosmas Iwu, Secretary to the State Government and reads as follows:

The Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodimma has approved the immediate suspension of approval and issuance of building plans and Certificate of Occupancy by relevant Government Agencies.

Similarly, His Excellency has approved the forensic audit of all land documents, including but not limited to Building Plans and Certificate of Occupancy effective January 2007 to December, 2023
Consequently, anybody claiming to be in possession of such land documents purported to have been issued by the government or its agencies should submit THREE COPIES OF THE TITLE DEEDS OR ANY EVIDENCE to the office of the Secretary to the Government of Imo State within 21 days of publication of this NOTICE.

Although the Imo Housing Corporation is not authorised to either sale Government’s land or property or allocate any land to anyone, those who claimed to have documents of land or property, purported to have been sold or allocated to them by the Corporation, should also submit THREE COPIES OF SUCH to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government within 21 days of issuance of this NOTICE.

Finally, anyone who has built on any land designated by Government as green verge or land for recreational purposes, claiming that such a land was allocated to him or her by any Government Agency should submit the evidence in THREE COPIES to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government of Imo State within 21 days of the issuance of this NOTICE.

THOSE WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THIS NOTICE OF FORENSIC AUDIT WILL SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES AS SUCH PROPERTY WILL BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER REFERENCE TO THEM