From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has signed all the pending 615 applications for land transactions, mortgages, assignments and debentures.

He made the disclosure to State House Correspondents Tuesday after meeting with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, adding that the letters were already being issued to the applicants.

The minister who said he received the delegation of authority on July 27th, and was awaiting another delegation of authority to issue the Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) for the approved titles.

He said it is to enable land transactions, mortgages, assignments and debentures across the country.

He said, “Just to update the members of the public about the delegation of authority to issue consent for land transactions. It has accumulated for a while but we received the delegation, I believe, on 27 of July.

“On the first week of August my office approved all of the 615 pending applications for land transactions, mortgages, assignments, debentures and all of those things. “