This document contains the Ekiti State Government Reform Strategies on Properties Registration. Previous reforms not captured by the World Bank: 1. Staffing of Property Registration Office with Professional Land Officer 2. Delegation of Signing of C of O to the Deputy Governor. 3. Computerization of property registration records to facilitate searches, retrieval of certified true copy, processing of consent etc.

1. EKITI STATE GOVERNMENT
REFORM STRATEGIES ON PROPERTIES REGISTRATION
Indicators
Current
Ranking
(Baseline)
EoDB
Strategy
Objective
Reform Activities
(Process mapping, private
sector engagement etc)
Identify
BMOs to
engage
Timeline
Responsibility
(Please insert
name of agency
and responsible
staff)
Monitoring
Mechanism
(How will you track
implementation)
Registering a
property
19th
To facilitate
transparency in
procedure and fee
schedules and
requirement of
property
(i) Passage of the legislation on the
review of fees
NIESV, Lawyers 3 Months
House of Assembly
Ministry of Justice
Registrar of Titles
(i) Monthly Progress
Reports and
Meetings at
Ministerial Level
To ensure
timeliness and
speedy service
delivery
(ii) Publicity for fees schedules and
requirements for land services
- 5 Months State ICT Office
NIESV to do follow up
through good will
visits to relevant Govt.
functionaries/bodies
To simplify the
entire property
registration process
(iii) Creation of On-line
portals for public complaints and
feedbacks
Consultant 6 Months State ICT Office
(iv) Digitization of Titles and
cadastral Maps
Private
consultant, DFID
12 Months State ICT Office
(v) Accountability Centre to
facilitate regular advertisement,
speedy processing of C. of O. and
prompt acquisition of land/landed
properties for prospective clients/
investors
- 6 Months
Governor’s Office
for approval
Accountant
General’s Office
(vi) Base Map/satellite imagery
acquisition to facilitate GIS/LIS
DFID, NIS 12 Months
Office of the
Surveyor-General
(vii) State land and property Data
Base to support on-line
marketing standard.
NIESV 12 Months
Housing
Corporation,
Ministry of Agric,
Fountain Holdings:
State Investment
Promotion
Committee, ICT

2. Centre
(viii) Creation of Land Bank for
Agric & Housing Estates
12 months
Ministry of Agric,
Ministry of
Commerce
Previous reforms not captured by the World Bank:
1. Staffing of Property Registration Office with Professional Land Officer
2. Delegation of Signing of C of O to the Deputy Governor.
3. Computerisation of property registration records to facilitate searches, retrieval of certified true copy, processing of consentetc.