House of Representatives to investigate FG property encroachment

The House of Representatives has made a move to investigate encroachment on Federal Government land and property across the country.

The resolution came after the unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Ibrahim Isiaka (APC-Ogun) at plenary on Tuesday.

Isiaka said that the menace of interloper developers, farmers, land grabbers, hoodlums and destitute encroaching on government property in Nigeria has become worrisome.

He also said that every Nigerian citizen has the fundamental right to acquire and own land in any part of Nigeria as stated in Section 43 of Constitution and Section 7 of the Land Use Act, 1978.

He further mentioned that Section 44 of Constitution also stated that no movable or immovable property can be taken compulsorily in any part of Nigeria, except in the manner and for the purposes prescribed by a law.

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Worried that critical Infrastructure of the government such as educational institutions, airports, railway terminals and tracks as well as pipelines, training farms and sundry economic tree plantations are encroached and illegally occupied by individuals and corporate organisations and quit notices issued to the illegal settlers over the years, had not been obeyed, the house thereafter resolved to investigate all cases of encroachment on government property across the country.

The house mandated its ad hoc committee investigating federal government property which had been abandoned across the country to provide compendium of all illegally encroached government property in Nigeria and oversea.

The Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila mandated the committee to report back within six weeks for further legislative actions.

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