The Oyo State Government, on Monday, unveiled plans to commence a new digital system for building/survey plan approval.

Williams Akin-Funmilayo, Commissioner for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, revealed this during the meeting with all zonal directors of town planning offices in Oyo State held at the Ministry Conference Room.

Akin-Funmilayo stated that the New Digital Process marked a new development in urban management and infrastructural regulation.

He explained that the new development would stop all forms of leakages and irregularities that manual operations had established in the past.

He hinted that the new digital building plan approval system would be more transparent and traceable.

He maintained that the new digital building plan approval system would eradicate the traditional way of doing things; it is fully automated and equipped with security features, including a bar code that generates and validates every approved document.

The period of inefficiency and compromise within the officials of town planning,he pointed out is over, adding that the present administration would no longer tolerate excuses but good results that reflect the government’s investment in modernisation.

The commissioner therefore charged the task forces and enforcement departments at the Physical Planning to step up their monitoring operations and clamp down on all developers or individuals violating planning regulations.

Reaffirming that the present administration is determined to protecting lives and properties through strict compliance with planning laws and approved construction standards, he further assured all the citizens of Oyo State that the new digital plan system would allow them to apply and process building approval from anywhere in the world and also save time and eradicate the need for intermediaries or backdoor dealings.

He urged all the property owners to support the State Government by adhering strictly to this new development, assuring them that it would be friendly and corruption-free.