Ekiti State Government has said that the ongoing State-wide survey and comprehensive GIS mapping would guarantee precise and accurate information that would not only boost transparency in land transactions but generally improve land administration and urban planning.
Speaking in Ado Ekiti while featuring on a live audience participatory simulcast on all radio stations in the State and environs tagged Ekiti Today/ Ekiti Loni, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Lands, Survey and eGIS, Prof. James Olaleye said that the exercise would provide accurate and up-to-date geospatial data that will enable more informed decision-making and ultimately reduce land-related disputes in the State.
According to him, successful completion of the exercise would put the State Government in a vantage position to solve all inherited land problems occasioned by the hitherto manual operations that were in use in land administration in the State, adding that the new regime would also boost Ease of doing Business and make the State attractive to investors.
“Data that will be generated from the ongoing efforts will allow government to understand land use patterns, identify areas for development, and plan for infrastructure projects more effectively. It will furthermore capture all the features on the land mass of the state and ultimately check insecurity as every part of the State would be under the spotlight as well as also prevent the repeated cases of crooks and land-grabbers selling same land to more than one unsuspecting prospective owners.
Assuring that the aerial mapping project would cover the length and breadth of the State, Prof. Olaleye said that a specialized low-flying Aircraft would be used to execute the project and urged residents of the State not to entertain fear or panic at the sight of the continuously hovering plane.
He added that the ongoing aerial survey and comprehensive GIS mapping of the State would also complement the recently established Continuous Operation Reference Stations (CORES) in Emure, Igbara Odo, Otun, Ikole and Ado Ekiti to provide real-time positioning data covering the entire State.
“Governor Biodun Oyebanji administration is committed to removing the unnecessary bureaucracy in the process of obtaining Certificates of Occupancy for property developers and genuine investors within a short period of time in order improve ease of doing business”.
He said the State Government is working diligently towards achieving completion of digital processing of Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) within a 30 days assuring that the processing period of C of Os will soon become less cumbersome and remarkably shorter.
Soliciting the continued support and cooperation of residents and other stakeholders for efforts to develop the State, Olaleye assured that the State Government would continue to execute laudable projects that would take the state to enviable height.
Last modified: April 25, 2025
