From: Rose Ejembi, Makurdi.
Special Adviser to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State in charge of Bureau for Lands and Survey, Prof. Jonathan Uever, has lamented what he described as acute shortage of surveyors in the state.
Prof. Uever who disclosed this when he appeared at the 2017 Accountability Press Briefing organised by the state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) noted that the dearth of surveyors was slowing down land survey processes in the state.
According to him, “We have acute shortage of staff in the Survey department since government will not recruit now. We have requested staff from the Lands Department to transfer to the Survey Department to ease the operations of the Survey Department.”
He, however, disclosed that the Bureau had acquired 5,000 hectares of land for the proposed cargo airport in the state and a maximum of 200 hectares in each of the 23 local government areas for warehouses preparatory for the cargo airport.
Prof. Uever stated that perimeter survey and valuation of the sites of the lands were ongoing to pave way for compensation of all traditional title holders whose lands had been acquired for the purpose.
He revealed further that the sum of N17 million had been approved but awaiting release for the beaconing and administration of the Nyiev Mega Layout.
The Adviser intimated that the Bureau had printed 117 Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) for applicants while also scrutinizing files of C of OS that were printed during the previous administration.
“We discovered so many irregularities and seemingly fraudulent practices in many C of Os that were printed during the last regime. The official report on this will be submitted soon.”
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