The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to put a stop to land-grabbing if he is granted the opportunity to rule.
He mentioned that the land snatchers were hampering serious investments in Nigeria and this has had its effect Lagos States economy.
His words, “We have had various complaints about the activities of land grabbers and we are ready to tackle this problem. We understand the implication of land grabbing on the economy of Lagos and preventable losses incurred by investors. To tackle the issue, we will need to look at the activities of the existing land grabbing committee and strengthen the law setting it up to properly address the issues.
“To promote investment in the property development sector, we have to stop the land grabbers. We will also fast-track the process of the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy. We are going to sanitise the procedures and restore the confidence of real estate investors in the government to protect their investment,”
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