Gov. Mbah Lifts Suspension of Activities of Ministry of Lands and Urban Development

In a reversal of an earlier order, suspending all activities of the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development pending reviews of its operations, the Enugu state government on Tuesday lifted the order and advised the public to commence their legitimate transactions with the ministry.

The review carried out in the ministry included updates of its security documents, staffing, fees/applicable rates, and a full digitization which is still ongoing. The state government has promised prompt service delivery, transparency and overall improved experience in dealings with the ministry.

The state government said that any payment not contained in the new approved schedule of fees should not be made to any member of staff. All official payments must be made into the state internally generated revenue (IGR) account that will be displayed conspicuously in all offices in the ministry.

In a statement announcing the lifting of the order, the state government warned that it does not have any agents authorized to collect cash on its behalf,stating clearly that citizens should not condone or encourage ‘facilitation’ of their transactions, a practice which encourages corruption and which will get the giver and the officer into trouble.
The statement advised that ” if any of your applications do not receive attention within 5 working days, please escalate to the office of the Senior Special Assistant on Revenue to the Governor for reviews while ensuring that you have submitted all requirements for your application and made all applicable payments to the relevant account”.

For transparency, if anyone has asked you for any facilitation fee or has requested you to pay any fees not contained on the schedule of fees in the past or going forward, please forward evidence of such to whistleblowing@Enugustate.gov.ng and it will be treated with utmost confidentiality.

Authorization of all Certificates of Occupancies and government allocations still reside with His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State, in accordance with the law.