The Enugu government has inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee for property and land reconciliation and compensation.

The secretary to the state government, Chidiebere Onyia, who inaugurated the committee on Wednesday in Enugu, urged its members to carry out their duties diligently.

Members of the committee include the SSG as the chairman, the attorney general and commissioner for justice, Kingsley Udeh, Gerald Otiji, the commissioner for works and infrastructure, Uchenna Nwatu, Justus Chime (acting surveyor-general) and Juliet Okonkwo, who will serve as the secretary of the committee.

Mr Onyia said the committee was expected to verify all documents related to lands and properties in any designated area assigned for construction. He asked them to verify all the constitutionally approved documents.

The SSG urged the committee to reconcile all issues of double allocation and thoroughly verify all allocations and payments.

According to him, they are to resolve all land acquisition issues, recommend the amount of compensation to be paid and ensure that the compensation is paid to the right owners.

Responding on behalf of members, the commissioner for justice thanked the state government for setting up the committee to deal with land and property matters in Enugu.

(NAN)