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Kano govt asks landowners to renew C-of-Os
The Kano State government has asked all state landowners to recertify by January 31, 2025.
The state’s Commissioner for Land and Physical Planning, Alhaji Abdul-Jabbar Umar, gave the order at a news conference on Wednesday in Kano.
He said: “I stand here before you today to reinforce the earlier announcement by the Executive Governor and accordingly call on all people holding interest in land across the state to immediately proceed to the Ministry of Land and Physical Planning to register their properties.
“As part of this transformation, all current C-of-Os will be rendered invalid at the expiration of this exercise on January 31, 2025.”
The commissioner added that the recertification process guaranteed that ownership records were accurate, secure, and protected from future disputes.
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This, according to him, will safeguard the people’s investments.
“The process will also provide accurate and reliable records by eliminating manual processes, minimising errors, manipulation of land files and titles, and delays in processing transactions.
“It will also make land ownership verification and updates straightforward.
“The new certificates are designed with advanced security features, rendering them virtually impossible to forge.
“This will ensure the integrity of property rights, while significantly reducing incidents of fraud by criminals.
“I wish to remind the public that this administration has provided an avenue for obtaining land documents affordably and seamlessly,” Umar stated.
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