OLARMS: Reprieve for Ogun land defaulters

It is no longer news that Governor Dapo Abiodun, at the Tech Hub, in Abeokuta, launched the Ogun State Land Administration and Revenue Management System (OLARMS) online portal as part of efforts to enhance land administration and seamless land service in the state.

The portal is expected to bring much needed sanity to land administration and create an opportunity for the residents of the state and the general public to carry out land services issues more efficiently.

Prince Abiodun also explained what the management system was envisioned to achieve. “OLARMS has its primary focus on areas such as titles ratification modules for those that have built properties on government land that is under acquisition. These applicants can utilise the portal to perfect property titles and obtain their Certificate of Occupancy, including those who had enrolled in the Home Owners Charter Programme. Our ambition is that applicants should receive their title documents within 30 days of full payment,” the governor said.

According to the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr, Kunle Somonri, the launch of OLARMS online portal has demonstrated, once again, the commitment of the present administration in Ogun State to continue to build an assured future together with the people by constantly seeking to improve how business is conducted in the state.

He recalled that Abiodun recently told virtual participants at the Nigeria-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) webinar that part of his administration’s efforts to boost investment and development in the state was to embark on policy and regulatory reforms, including the restructuring of land acquisition process to remove all bottlenecks and red tapes.

“He said then that the Ogun State Land Administration and Revenue Management Systems (OLARMS) was being implemented to digitalise land acquisition for both ease and efficiency, with an upgraded Geographic Information System (GIS) for a more transparent land administration,” Somonri said.

Somonri pointed out that diligent management of the state’s land remained an essential part of the development and planning, adding that to be able to oversee the present and future wealth, wellbeing and prosperity of the people of Ogun State, OLARMS  has become an effective land administration platform that will improve and simplify land administrative processes in Ogun State.

“The Dapo Abiodun-led administration in Ogun State believes that by making the process of registering property, obtaining government permits and establishing a single registry for transactions, OLARMS will improve the ease of dealing with the Ogun State concerning property and land. It will also make publicly accessible information on ownership of lands and properties centralised and easy to use.

“With the core values of administering services transparently and efficiently; reducing waiting times; and improving revenue generation, OLARMS is set to address some of the perennial challenges in land acquisition and management experienced in the state. For instance, under its Property Registration Programme (PRP), the Ogun State government requires all structures to be documented, licensed and registered to safeguard the community.

“OLARMS portal will therefore offer those who have encroached on the state government’s land in different parts of the state an opportunity to get title documents for such land via PRP, in an official pardon programme which lasts till November 30, 2021,” the statement by the CPS read.

According to Ogun State Commissioner for Finance and the Chief Economic Adviser, Dapo Okubadejo, OLARMS would cater for Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) applications submitted by property owners in Ogun State who applied through the Home Owners Charter (HOC) scheme of the previous administration upon full payment.

“The HOC was a programme embarked upon by the previous administration to give people a window of opportunity to ratify and regularise their titles, particularly with respect to land that had been encroached on or properties that did not have the necessary approval. However, bureaucracy, clumsiness in processing, corruption and litigation halted the progress of the scheme.

It is not difficult to see why the implementation of a land management system is crucial to growth and development in Ogun State. In its 2021 second quarter report for investment announcement, the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) put the estimated investment into Ogun State at $500 million, making the state the preferred investment destination representing 30 per cent of the total announcement in the quarter under review.

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