‘To reduce land-grabbing, racketeering’ — Buni orders registration of land vendors in Yobe

• Buni added that he had approved the contract for the production of a 25-year Damaturu master plan.
• He noted that the introduction of the digital process would enhance land management and administration for effective service delivery in line with global best practice

Mai Mala Buni, governor of Yobe state, has ordered the Yobe State Geographic Information Service, YOGIS, to register all land vendors operating in the state.

The governor gave this directive on Thursday at the official launching ceremony of the new digital process for land administration and management.

He said the move is to reduce the menace of land-grabbing, racketeering and scams in the state.

“To reduce the menace of land-grabbing, racketeering and scams, I hereby direct that all land vendors must be registered for proper record and security before they are allowed to operate,” he ordered.

Buni, similarly, ordered filling stations, hotels, bakeries, water factories, private schools, corner shops and other commercial businesses in the state, to settle their dues.

“I am optimistic that, with the new process, YOGIS will provide seamless, effective and efficient service to its clients,” he said.

Buni added that he had approved the contract for the production of a 25-year Damaturu master plan.

YOGIS was established in November 2020 by Executive Order 1.

Governor Buni assented to the law in October 2021 for effective land administration and management in the state.