Given the recent demolition exercises being carried out by various state governments across the country, some of the affected house owners have been questioned by some Nigerians if they actually possess the CofO of the buildings.

The major obstacle to obtaining the CofO in some states is usually the state governments themselves.

A colleague of mine applied for CofO in ONDO STATE since around April 2023 after paying all sorts of fees such as CofO fees, 3 years taxes, Land Use Charge, etc. It is now over 1 year, the CofO is yet to be issued to him. He went for a follow up last week and he was to that the CofO is even yet to get to the table of the commissioner for works much less the governor who will give the final approval.

Please, what are your experiences with other states with regard to CofO?