From Mustapha Adamu, Kano
The Kano State Government has reiterated that the January 31, 2025, as the final deadline for landowners in the state to register or renew their Certificates of Occupancy still stands as there is no going back on the deadline.
The State Commissioner for Land and Physical Planning, Abduljabbar Umar stated this while giving an update on the exercise at a news conference on Friday.
“The 31st deadline for landowners to renew their Certification of Occupation still stands. We strongly encourage people to comply to avoid any embarrassment,” the commissioner said.
He urged all property owners and individuals holding interests in land across the state who have not renewed their C of Os to do so immediately by visiting the Ministry before the expiration of the deadline.
Recall that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf flagged off the recertification exercise during the re-commissioning of the Kano State Geographic Information System in November 2024.
According to him, the ministry has recertified over 2000 lands since the beginning of the exercise in November last year.
Umar explained, that since the beginning of the recertification, the ministry has witnessed over one million activities of land owners coming for forms, registration and other recertification needed verification
The Land Commissioner, assured that from now to the end of the deadline officials of the ministry will attend to everyone that comes to renew their land titles.
He warned that land owners who refuse to come forward for certificates, risk losing their lands at the end of the exercise on 31st of January.
“We have given ample opportunity for the recertification of the land titles, this is because Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, believes in doing things that serve the interests of Kano people and the deadline was given to allow everybody fully aware of the exercise”, he stated.
He explained that after the completion of the recertification exercises by the end of January 2025, the Ministry will commence the certification of Houses, Shops and Farm Lands, asking owners of such properties to take the benefits of the exercise for their own good.
The Commissioner commended Governor Yusuf for giving the ministry the needed support with a view to achieving the desired objective.
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