Tinubu Dissolves Obasanjo-Era Committee On Federal Properties
By MELVIN KOFFA
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties.
The committee, established in 2000 under former President Olusegun Obasanjo, handled the sale, lease and privatisation of federal government landed assets.
Tinubu has now transferred responsibility for all matters previously handled by the committee to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi.
The Presidency said the decision followed concerns that the committee had moved beyond its original mandate.
According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the committee’s activities had generated multiple legal disputes across the country.
The government therefore concluded that there was no longer sufficient justification for keeping the committee in existence.
The PIC emerged from the Federal Government’s monetisation policy. Its membership included the then Minister of Housing as chairperson and representatives from several government ministries and the Nigeria Police Force.
The committee also drew members from the private sector and other public institutions.
In March 2001, the Federal Executive Council approved a panel of inquiry to examine issues surrounding the committee’s operations and prepare a White Paper on its recommendations.
The panel worked for 21 months before submitting its report.
The latest presidential directive ends the committee’s role in managing federal landed assets.
The Presidency directed the former PIC secretary, B. S. Dutsin-Ma, to stop acting for the committee or the Federal Government on matters connected to its former activities.
The Attorney General will now coordinate such matters on behalf of the Federal Government.
The directive takes effect from 5 November 2025.
