In a bid to eradicate fraud in the transfer of Homeownership and protect the interest of allottees in case of loss of Homeownership documents, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Engr. Abdulhafis Toriola has advised members of the public that henceforth, all applications relating to the transfer of Home Ownership are to be accompanied with evidence of Home Ownership, Search Conduct Results and a valid means of identification in cases of loss of Home Ownership Document.
Engr. Toriola disclosed this during a strategic Management meeting at the Ministry in Alausa on Monday.
According to him, “An allottee who applies for Transfer of Ownership must accompany his/her application with a letter of allocation, payment receipts and a valid means of identification to be submitted to the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing”.
He said the move is to ascertain the genuineness of claims of ownership by applicants for proper transfer which has become necessary given the increased incidents of false claims uncovered by the Ministry.
However, the Permanent Secretary disclosed that henceforth Homeowners applying for replacement of lost of documents must attach the homeowner’s National Identification Card (NIN card), Police Report and Loss of Document in the National Newspaper to the application for processing and confirmation of ownership.
Toriola stated further that, all applications relating to housing transactions in the State are to be accompanied with evidence of a valid Tax Clearance Certificate of the applicant, including the applicant serving in public or civil service for Application of Home unit, Change of Ownership or Loss of Home Ownership document.
The Permanent Secretary said that all housing construction and provision of infrastructure facilities in the State are funded by tax payer’s money, adding that beneficiaries of these projects must have evidence of personal income tax.
Warning that the Ministry will not process any application that does not include the aforementioned documents, he enjoined the citizenry to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the State Government in prioritising the completion of all ongoing housing projects to reduce the housing deficit in the State and the Nation at large.
