…..Restates commitment to ongoing reform
The Ekiti State Government said it has procured
Land Administration Software, including Mapping and land survey equipment worth several hundreds millions of naira to actualize the ongoing land Management reform in the state.
Receiving the equipment in Ado Ekiti, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Lands, Survey and eGIS, Professor James Olaleye said “the equipment would be used to procure the UPGRADE the Land Administration Capabilities of Ekiti State by producing the Cadastre of land uses through mapping and survey of the land in Ekiti – a project that will produce visual renditions of all lands and which will aid land administration in the state.”
According to him, “the government led by His Excellency, Governor Biodun Oyebanji is determined to reform all aspects of land management in the state in order to promote ease of doing business in the State”, adding that “these top-of-the-line equipment will facilitate the rapid production of the needed Land INFORMATION and the digital Cadastre of Ekiti State to improve land search, simplify allocation process and as well resolve all land acquisition problems by making use of modern methods of land Title Management.
Olaleye added:
“With these equipment and the accompanying Software’s, it is possible to have the entire picture of the state in which every part will be seen clearly as background evidence in land transactions.
“The mapping will provide basic eyewitness information for various land uses and land covers and define limits of land units, factors that are essential in land management”.
The Special Adviser emphasized the critical role of visual mapping, stating that it not only enhances land accessibility but also serves as a foundation for driving social, economic, and infrastructural developments by enabling more precise planning, resource optimization, and sustainable growth strategies.
He disclosed that, “aside these equipment already procured, this project requires that specialized aircraft for Aerial Mapping and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Capture
Aerial survey of all parts of the State in order to ensure that all lands in Ekiti are surveyed and captured for mapping to the level of pin-point accuracy in line with global best practices.”
He therefore solicited the support of the people for the present administration “as the government was working round the clock to make land management work for the overall benefits of Ekiti State.”
The newly procured equipment include but not limited to,
five units of Trimble Alloy Gnss receiver to Establish Continuously operating Reference Stations(Cors) with its accessories;
Five units of Trimble choke ring antenna;
five units of Trimble Lightening arrestor for Alloy Gnss;
5 units of Radome / choke ring antenna: 5 units.
Others are
FOUR unit of Starlink standard satellite internet receiver;
FIVE unit of Intelligent solar energy alert security PTZ camera;
Four units Solar Solution Power System(batteries and inverters)
five units of Alphageo matrix 11 Rover Gnss receiver with its accessories which was supplied to the Surveyor Generals office by the contractor even though they are not part of the contractual agreement but to foster a well equipped office for the Surveyor General
one unit of Alphageo matrix 11 base gnss receiver with its accessories.