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The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to convert its abandoned buildings and forfeited land locally and abroad for public use.
The resolution of the House was a result of a motion titled, “Call to convert abandoned and seized properties including buildings and lands for public use.”
The move was raised by the member representing Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo State, Iyawe Esosa, on the floor of the plenary.
Esosa decried that some agencies of government were operating from rented office apartments whereas the Federal Government had a lot of abandoned properties spread across the country.
He said, “Some agencies of government operating in states across the country are experiencing challenges in finding office accommodation due to difficulties in paying rent,” he said, adding that “Reports have revealed that over 50 assets confiscated from politically exposed persons, civil servants, and other individuals are currently unoccupied and rotting away.”
The House, following the adoption of the motion, referred it to the Committee on Public Assets for further legislative action.
