FCT Minister Fix Cost of C-of-O at N5 million

The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, said the FCT Administration has pegged the cost of issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) at N5 million.

Wike made the pronouncement at a meeting with estate developers in Abuja on Tuesday.

He said payment could be made within four months of land allocation, after which the C-of-O would be handed over to the applicant.

He added that he would seek the approval of the President, Bola Tinubu to link applicants’ national identification numbers (NIN) to C-of-Os before issuance.

The minister said the era where three or more people were allocated the same plot of land with fake C-of-O was over and promised to ensure orderliness and sanity in the land administration system and processes in the FCT.