From Tunde Bishop, in Sokoto
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has commissioned the newly rehabilitated Sokoto Geographic Information System (SOGIS) Centre in the state.
He commended the host governor, Ahamd Aliyu Sokoto for his administration’s commitment to modernization, efficiency, and investor confidence in the state.
While speaking, Governor Ahmed Aliyu said the commissioning is not a mere unveiling of a building but the dawn of a new era in digital land administration in the State.
“SOGIS is now fully automated and equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure to support title issuance and land administration at a global standard”
He outlined several groundbreaking features of the upgraded SOGIS centre including Automated Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) where applicants can now obtain their C of O within two weeks as against the past bureaucratic delays.
Also a personalized digital dashboard where every applicant can have a real-time portal to track and monitor their application process from submission to issuance, as well as secure and verifiable documents such as certificates embedded with digital barcodes for instant authentication, enhancing legal security and preventing fraud.
The governor said with the recent improvements Sokoto State will be at the forefront of digital land governance in Nigeria,setting a new benchmark for transparency and efficiency.
“This project is a signal to investors and development partners that Sokoto is ready for sustainable urban development and economic growth,” he added.
He enjoined the citizens of the state to take ownership and responsibility, stating that the center is theirs center and should therefore use it in a way that advances the state as we build a smarter, more transparent administration.
