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President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties, ending the operations of the 25-year-old body established in 2000 to oversee the privatisation, sale, and lease of federal government landed assets. The Presidency said the committee had outlived its original mandate and its continued existence was no longer justified.
According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, all matters relating to the committee’s responsibilities will now be handled by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi. The former secretary of the committee, B.S. Dutsin-Ma, has also been directed to cease acting on behalf of the dissolved body or the Federal Government on issues concerning the alienation of government properties.
The Presidency explained that the decision followed concerns that the committee’s activities had extended beyond its original mandate, resulting in multiple litigations across the country. The government said centralising oversight under the Attorney-General is expected to improve accountability and ensure better coordination of matters involving federal government properties.
