Corruption in Nigeria’s land and housing sector

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There is no gainsaying the fact that corruption is very endemic in Nigeria. Otherwise, the menace will never have featured in electoral campaigns in this part of the world.

If there is no corruption, there would be no need to establish anti-corruption agencies, such as the Police, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal, and the Bureau of Public Procurement, among others.

While it is best to buy land from the state government, getting genuine land title documents becomes a serious challenge. There are syndicates operating in the precinct of Ministry of Land and Housing that specialise in extorting prospective land title seekers. Getting a genuine Certificate of Occupancy and other land title documents is like a camel passing through the eye of a needle.

Corruption is so endemic in the administration of land titles that once a prospective land title seeker is ready to cough out sufficient bribes, he or she can get approvals to build in unauthorised places, such as right of way, water plains, areas reserved for recreational purposes and indeed, under PHCN high tension wires.

Carpenters on building sites also engage in their own sharp practices. They over-quote and under-supply building materials. If they don’t under-supply, they will buy woods and planks that are not insect resistant. As such, no sooner the house is built than the termites will eat off the roofing planks and woods, thereby necessitating substantive repairs.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

 

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Good insights into what happens around us. I hope the Gov AkinwunmiAmbode is aware. Cc: NGRPresident ProfOsinbajo followlasg PoliceNG

Maybe you should also put Lagos State Housing Schemes into view. There are some nuclear families in Lagos State who have benefited from every single housing project and land allocation from 1st Republic till date. That is a big corruption.

Corruption is everywhere in Nigeria even inside the blood of Nigerians

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