According to Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), applicants for a Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) in Abuja are required to provide their National Identity Number (NIN).
In an interview with a small group of media on Friday in his Abuja office, Wike added that corporate entities have to provide their Bank Verification Number (BVN).
The minister added that there are people in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with similar names and that the new policy is intended to secure the security of such lands.
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He said: “There are people who have lands in the area councils, and by the FCT Act, all lands belong to the FCT; no Area Council has the power to allocate land or issue you a C-of-O.
“In order to rectify these anomalies, we’ve set up a council to look into this, as we don’t want to go back and cause some problems for individuals who have land and certificates.
“We informed them to come for proper documentation for the C-of-O. We noticed a lot of discrepancies in the claiming of C-of-O. So, we have the verbal approval of the president, and we’re waiting for it to be official.
“We’ve come up with the idea that every allottee must supply his NIN, and this will help with security as anyone could come to you to claim a C-of-O. So, no one can come up to claim a C-of-O. This is one of the features.
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“Also, since corporate bodies don’t have NINs, they have to submit their BVN.
“In the process of introducing this feature, we discovered that so many people have not registered, and now they have to register.”
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