President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties, with all responsibilities of the committee now transferred to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi.
The committee, established in 2000 under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, was responsible for overseeing the privatisation, sale and lease of Federal Government landed assets under the government’s monetisation policy. Its membership included representatives from the Ministries of Housing, Transportation, Justice, Health, Agriculture, the Nigeria Police Force, and both the public and private sectors, while Professor P.T. Ahire served as its pioneer secretary.
In 2001, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) constituted a Panel of Inquiry to review the committee’s activities and prepare a White Paper to guide the implementation of its recommendations. After 21 months, the panel submitted its report.
Following a review of the report, the Federal Government concluded that the committee had exceeded its original mandate, resulting in multiple litigations across the country, and that its continued existence was no longer necessary.
Consequently, President Tinubu directed the dissolution of the committee with effect from November 5, 2025, and ordered the former secretary, B.S. Dutsin-Ma, to cease acting on behalf of the committee and the Federal Government on matters relating to its activities. The Attorney General will now coordinate all issues previously handled by the dissolved committee.