JUST-IN: Tinubu Dissolves Committee On Alienation Of Federal Government Properties

By RhemDy News 

 

President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties.

 

The President directed that all matters relating to the activities of the Committee will henceforth be coordinated by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi.

The dissolution was conveyed through a statement on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja.

The PIC was established in 2000 during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to oversee the privatisation, sale, and lease of Federal Government landed assets under the government’s monetisation policy.

 

Membership of the PIC comprised the then Minister of Housing as Chairperson, alongside representatives from the Ministries of Transportation, Justice, Health, Agriculture, and the Nigeria Police Force. Professor P.T Ahire, then a Deputy Director in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, served as the pioneer Secretary while other members were drawn from both the public and private sectors.

 

On March 22, 2001, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the establishment of a Panel of Inquiry which worked for 21 months before submitting its report to produce a White Paper to guide the implementation of its recommendations.

 

According to Onanuga, the Government has noted that the activities of the PIC had extended beyond its original mandate after careful consideration, resulting in multiple litigations across the country, stating that the continued existence of the Committee was no longer justified.

 

"Accordingly, the President directed the dissolution of the PIC and that the Attorney General of the Federation coordinate its activities with effect from November 5, 2025.

 

Following the President's directive, the PIC stands dissolved, and the erstwhile Secretary, B. S Dutsin-Ma, is hereby further directed to cease acting on behalf of the committee and the Federal Government on related matters," the statement stated.