Abeg, make we yarn about wetin don happen for Nigeria shoreline wahala. Federal government don gree set new Standard Application Procedure (SAP) wey go guide how shoreline allocations, reclamation requests, and all those related approvals go dey twerk from now on. This one na big move to make sure everything dey clear, transparent, and accountability dey shine like morning sun.
Mr. Badamasi Haiba, wey be di director for press and public relations for Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, talk am for Abuja on February 6, 2026. E talk say dis new guideline na as per wetin dem discuss for one meeting wey involve plenty important faces like National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and di Surveyor-General of the Federation. Dem all gather talk how to manage our water and shoreline better. Wetin concern dem? Na to stop wahala wey dey happen for our shores!
According to Mr. Haiba, dis new framework go make sure say anybody wey wan submit shoreline application go first drop wetin dem dey call Letter of Intent to di Ministry. After dis one, di Ministry go arrange joint inspection with NIWA and di applicant. No be only mouth talk, dem go use dis step to clear ground and see wetin dey happen.
He also talk say provisional allocations go dey based on verified survey data wey all di surveyors from FMHUD, NIWA, and OSGOF go contribute. Na so dem go fit stop people wey dey encroach on navigational channels and prevent overlapping grants wey fit scatter everywhere.
For dis new arrangement, dem go review all di existing shoreline grants, whether dem don dey carry on or dem just dey dey dormant since. Any approval wey don gree without pay for statutory fees go waka comot. Dis one no dey play o, Naija don serious! And for sensitive locations like Banana Island, dem no go allow any new approval or extension wey pass di boundaries wey dem don agree on together. Dem go enforce strict compliance; gree am or gree am!
To stop wahala and make di process fast, dem talk say every stage of shoreline application go get 14 days limit. If you no follow di time, wahala go follow you! Every provisional offer letter go carry expiration clauses, meaning no time to slack. Administrative and regulatory sanctions go follow anybody wey no go comply.
In summary, Mr. Haiba talk say na dis new rules go take over all di past promises, directives, and circulars wey dey fly from any ministry or agency about shoreline allocation. E sweet as he talk say dem don work well together and confirm say dem get commitment to protect our inland waterways and shorelines for proper development.
So, my people, wetin you wan make dem do for this new shoreline matter? Make we dey observe how e go unfold! Naija don change am, and we go need everybody hand to make e better for us.
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