DELTA SETS C’TTEE TO RECOVER UNDEVELOPED STATE LANDS

Delta Government, on Tuesday, inaugurated a Committee on recovery of undeveloped state lands with a charge on members to work assiduously to recover such lands for reallocation to serious developers for the benefit of the state. 

State Commissioner for Lands and Surveys, Mrs Kate Onianwa, gave the charge in Asaba while inaugurating the Committee. 

The Committee, which has one month to submit its report, is tophysically inspect all state lands in the three senatorial districts; identify all undeveloped plots of land within the government layouts in the districts, compile and submit all undeveloped plots allocated over five years ago to the Office of the Commissioner and report any encroachments on state lands irrespective of those behind such acts.

Mrs Onianwa said the State Ministry of Lands and Surveys was committed to all round and even spread of physical development across the state, pointing out that the move was one of her Ministry’s effort at ensuring the actualisation of the Stronger Delta vision of the Okowa administration.

She said the state government acquired lands across the state for residential, commercial, religious and industrial development, insisting that none of such lands should be left undeveloped. 

“Exco discovered the subvertion and abuse by land speculators and grabbers who chose to hold on to the lands perpetually without any significant development, especially in Asaba, Agbor, Sapele, Kwale, Oleh, Ozoro, Oghara, Ughelli and Warri.

“Exco frowned at this practice and has thus directed that all lands allocated over the years and are yet to be developed should be identified, revoked and reallocated to more serious developers to the benefit of the entire state. 

“You are therefore required to work like you don’t know anybody and ensure you carry out this task within the ambit of the law”, she added.

Members of the Committee for  Delta Central are Efe Appih – Chairman, with Francis Pero, Surv. Friday Adjohweyo, Mr Refo Richard, Mr Samuel Ussien, Eruteya Okumagba and Oberiko Omoyefe as members. 

Delta South has Mrs Peace Ogba as Chairman, while Temewei Emmanuel, Okorie Godwin, Surv. Oyibo D. E., Mr. Isaiah Omoyibo, Pastor Mark Sibe and Godstime Ughegbe are members. 

Delta North Committee has Mr Omonade Ogaga as Chairman. The members are Surv. Yalaju Bemigho, Awoviebe Evi, Hope Idi, Chief Ziki Nwabunwa, Mr Ken Ifeanyichukwu and Chief Monday Efamefule. 

Responding Chairman of the Delta Central Committee, Mr Efe Appih, thanked the Commissioner for finding them worthy to serve. 
He pledged the Committees’ preparedness to deliver on the task as mandated.

Present at the inauguration were the Chairman, State Land Use and Allocation Committee, Prince Godwin Ogorugba; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands and Surveys, Mr Precious Anuku and other top government functionaries.