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By : Ayodele Afolabi, Ado-Ekiti
Date: 24 Apr 2025
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Governor Biodun Oyebanji. Photo:Twitter
Ekiti State, yesterday, launched a ground-breaking 3D drone aerial mapping of the state in a bid to enhance land administration, boost investment, and establish a comprehensive geospatial database to support projects in the state.
Governor Biodun Oyebanji, who spoke during the flag-off of the exercise at a brief ceremony held at the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, Ado-Ekiti, said the exercise was designed to implement a comprehensive land administration solution that would enhance the governments planning capacity and improve service delivery to residents of the state.
The governor described the exercise as a game-changer for the states development, saying that the exercise would streamline land management, promote transparency, ensure security of property ownership, enhance urban planning, and position the state as a hub for investors.
He further said that the aerial mapping would also put an end to the persistent issues of fraudulent land transactions, curb the menace of land grabbing, provide accurate land records and eliminate loopholes that had been exploited for land grabbing and other irregularities, thereby making the state more attractive for both local and foreign investors.
Earlier in his remarks, Special Adviser to the Governor on Lands, Survey and e-GIS, Prof. James Olaleye, said the exercise is the beginning of modernisation of land administration system in Ekiti State through the use of cutting-edge geospatial technologies to improve land administration, infrastructure planning and management, secure land tenures, eliminate blind search for land, and boost internally-generated revenue of the state.
Olaleye said that the aerial photographic mission would fly at low altitude to capture every inch of the state’s landmass, adding that the exercise, which is expected to touch every nook and cranny of the state, would last for one month.
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