The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Uche Nwosu, had declared that Imo is now among the best States in terms of implementation of land reforms that conform to world best practices.
In an interactive session with journalists recently in Owerri, the Commissioner disclosed that his Ministry has been transparent in land matters and has no intention to victimize any land owner.
He said that Imo state has recorded a significant land mark as one of the first states to fully comply with the surveyor co-ordination Act 1962 as well as the standards set by the Presidential task force on land reforms which had advocated for the aerial mapping of all the lands in the country.
He disclosed that since the rescue mission government came on board, the Ministry of lands has given a face lift to communities by paying accumulated arrears in terms of lands settlements.
Uche Nwosu also revealed that with this development, the various communities have now agreed to work with government with the aim of developing the state.
The Director of Lands, Chief Ogbunka revealed that Communities that agreed to work in partnership with the government have donated large acres of land for the establishment of government projects in the state.
He further disclosed that the synergy which now exist between the state government and the communities have fast tracked development in the state.
The Surveyor General of the Federation, Prof. Peter Nwilo commended the states that have embraced the new land reform that conforms to the International standard.
Prof. Peter Nwilo who led a team comprising of members of SUCON and director of mapping, recently visited and carried out an inspection of the newly commissioned projects in some states of the federation.
The team hailed Governor Rochas Okorocha and his rescue mission team in their transformation programmes in Imo State.
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Imo State is relaly doing well right now because of their governor so I won't be shocked by this news. He is doing very well.