By Paul Effiong, Abuja
Speaker, House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has inaugurated an ad-hoc committee with a view to identifying, resuscitating and activating all abandoned Federal Government’s landed assets nationwide
Speaking at the inauguration yesterday, Abbas said that the committee was very important, as they were over 11,000 abandoned government assets across the country.
He said that the committee had the mandate to investigate the authenticity of all abandoned projects, review the defunct presidential committee report on abandoned assets and make far-reaching recommendations.
According to him, “I have no doubt in my mind that with the array of members and based on their training and integrity, there will be fairness and balance in your report.
“I urge you to do a thorough job, get relevant information to identify these landed property and make your recommendations”, he said.
In his remarks, Chairman of the committee, Honourable Daniel Amos (LP-Kaduna), said that the mandate of the committee was not merely administrative but a solemn responsibility to the Nigerian people whose resources and heritage the assets represent.
Amos said that across the country, countless number of public properties and projects lie unutilised, under-valued or abandoned.
The lawmaker stated that assets were silent reminders of lost opportunities; opportunities for housing, revenue and national development.
“It is our duty, as representatives of the people, to reverse this trend and ensure that every public asset delivers real value to citizens”, he said.
