- President Bola Tinubu approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties
- The committee, which was set up in 2000 under former President Obasanjo, had reportedly gone beyond its original mandate
- Attorney General Lateef Fagbemi will now coordinate all matters previously handled by the dissolved committee
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties, effective November 5, 2025.
The directive was announced by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Going forward, the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, will take over the coordination of all matters that previously fell under the committee’s purview.
Why Tinubu dissolved PIC
The PIC was created in 2000 during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to manage the privatisation, sale, and lease of federal landed assets as part of the government’s monetisation policy. Its original membership included the then Minister of Housing as chairperson, alongside representatives from the Ministries of Transportation, Justice, Health, and Agriculture, as well as 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 its first secretary.
On March 22, 2001, the Federal Executive Council approved the creation of a Panel of Inquiry to produce a White Paper guiding the implementation of the PIC’s recommendations. That panel worked for 21 months before submitting its report.
The government said a review of the committee’s operations revealed that it had moved beyond its original scope, leading to several court cases across the country. The presidency concluded that there was no longer any justification for the committee to continue operating.
Secretary directed to stop acting on committee’s behalf
As part of the dissolution order, B.S. Dutsin-Ma, who served as the committee’s secretary, has been specifically directed to stop acting on behalf of both the committee and the Federal Government on any related matters.
The presidency’s statement did not outline the specific litigations linked to the committee’s activities, but described them as “multiple litigations across the country” arising from the committee’s work exceeding its mandate.
Source: Legit.ng