Faulty Plans Delay C of O Applications In Rivers

Over 840 recent applications for Certificate of Occupancy in Rivers State would be delayed due to wrong survey plans attached to their application.

Permanent secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Lands and Survey, Pastor Christopher Briggs, who drew attention of the affected applicants particularly those whose names where published in The Tide of January 17, 2011, noted that response to the invitation has been very low.

Briggs appealed to the affected applicants to visit the RIVGIS office in Port Harcourt to correct their surveys and all pending issues relating to their applications.

A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary and made available to The Tide further advised all fresh applicants for C of O to obtain and submit their application forms henceforth from the RIVGIS office stressing that no fresh applications shall be attended to at the ministry’s headquarters.

The statement urged the applicants to ensure that all necessary requirements for issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy are current and complete at the time of submission, upon which a duly certified acknowledgement certificate shall be issued to them.

Chris Oluo