Tinubu Orders Immediate Dissolution of Committee on Federal Government Properties
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties.
Under the new directive, all matters relating to the activities of the committee will henceforth be coordinated by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.
The decision was contained in a statement issued on Thursday, July 30, 2026, by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
The PIC was established in 2000 during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to oversee the privatisation, sale and lease of Federal Government landed properties under the government’s monetisation policy.
Its membership comprised the then Minister of Housing as Chairperson, alongside representatives of 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 pioneer Secretary, with other members drawn from the public and private sectors.
On March 22, 2001, the Federal Executive Council approved the establishment of a Panel of Inquiry to produce a White Paper to guide the implementation of its recommendations. The panel worked for 21 months before submitting its report.
According to the Presidency, a review of the committee’s activities showed that its operations had extended beyond its original mandate and resulted in multiple litigations across the country.
The government consequently concluded that the continued existence of the committee was no longer justified.
President Tinubu therefore directed the dissolution of the PIC and assigned the Attorney General of the Federation the responsibility of coordinating matters relating to the committee, with effect from November 5, 2025.
Following the directive, the committee is formally dissolved, while its erstwhile Secretary, B.S. Dutsin-Ma, has been directed to immediately cease acting on behalf of the committee or the Federal Government on matters relating to its former activities.
The Presidency said the decision is aimed at providing clearer coordination and legal oversight of matters concerning Federal Government properties and resolving outstanding issues arising from the committee’s previous activities.
Tinubu Orders Immediate Dissolution of Committee on Federal Government Properties