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Recovery of government land promised

    ABIDJAN

    A presidential commission investigating the allocation of federal government lands has affirmed its commitment to the recovery of landed property illegally acquired by individuals between 1 January 1984 and 29 May 1999, ‘The Guardian’ reported on Thursday.

    The eight-person commission gave the assurance at its first public sitting since its inauguration by President Olusegun Obasanjo on 28 June this year.

    Its chairman, Oluwole Rotime, said it had received overwhelming support and encouragement from Nigerians who had volunteered information to help recover land illegally acquired by successive regimes although he did not specify the number of petitions currently before the commission, ‘The Guardian’ reported.

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