Lagos Assembly Adopts Recommendations On E-GIS Bill

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday adopted the recommendations of the Committee on Physical Planning and E-GIS Bill.

The recommendations were on “A Bill for a Law to Establish the Lagos Geographic Information Service, for the Harmonisation of all Geographic Information Service Projects, to Provide a Computerised Central Database and Base Map Integrated Software for all Land Related Records and other Connected Matters.”

The bill aims to deliver efficient and reliable services to all stakeholders and ensure advanced transparency of land management in the state.

The House, at its plenary session on March 5, 2024, deliberated on the Bill and committed the same to the Committee on Physical Planning and E-GIS Bill for further legislative scrutiny.

The committee held a public hearing on the blll to seek inputs from stakeholders and a memorandum was submitted on the proposed law.

Presenting the report on the floor of the House on the second allotted day, the Chairman of the committee, Ogunkelu Oluwadahunsi, noted that the significance of the bill could not be overemphasised, as it meant a lot to the improvement of information technology and computerised central database in the state.

He stated that the intent of the bill was targeted at integrating governance with advancement in technology, through the proposed harmonisation of all geographical information service projects.

Ogunkelu added that the bill aimed to prevent the illegal acquisition of geographic information and enhance valuable geographic data that will increase spatial capabilities and innovations that will drive social and environmental benefits across the state.

Following the presentation of the report, the lawmakers unanimously adopted the recommendations of the committee as the resolution of the House.