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The Presidency has reaffirmed that the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties was dissolved on November 5, 2025, directing its former secretary, Bello Suleiman Dutsin-Ma, to immediately cease acting on behalf of the dissolved committee and the Federal Government on matters relating to its former mandate.
The clarification was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the dissolution of the committee, with all matters relating to its activities transferred to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, with effect from November 5, 2025.
The Presidential Implementation Committee was established in 2000 under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to oversee the privatisation, sale and lease of Federal Government landed assets under the government’s monetisation policy.
Its membership comprised the then Minister of Housing as chairperson, representatives of the Ministries of Transportation, Justice, Health and Agriculture, the Nigeria Police Force, as well as members drawn from the public and private sectors. Professor P.T. Ahire served as the pioneer secretary of the committee.
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The statement recalled that 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.
Explaining the decision to dissolve the committee, the Presidency said its activities had gone beyond its original mandate.
“After careful consideration, the Government has noted that the activities of the PIC had extended beyond its original mandate, resulting in multiple litigations across the country, and the continued existence of the Committee is no longer justified,” the statement said.
It added that all matters relating to the committee’s activities are to be coordinated by the Attorney General of the Federation.
The Presidency also directed Dutsin-Ma, the committee’s former secretary, to cease acting on behalf of the committee and the Federal Government on related matters, stressing that the PIC has remained dissolved since November 5, 2025.
