MANDATE

To manage all lands in Edo State, survey, map and chart all real estates in the state. To acquire value and allocate public real property for public projects and gazettes such acquisitions by the state with the ministry.

POLICY OBJECTIVES

To process all instruments evidencing ownership and possession of real estate in the state.
To keep in custody all real estate instruments, records, and their management.

• Ministry of Lands. Urban and Regional Planning is charged with the responsibilities for:
  
  Land policies;
  Advice on Land Tenure;
  Management of Land and Government properties;
  Administration of Land Use Decree;
  Town Planning;
  Urban Development;
  City and Town Rejuvenation.
  Parastatals
  Urban Planning Board;
  Land Use and Allocation Committee.
  Office of the Surveyor-General with responsibility for:
  Boundary Surveys;
  Mapping and Geo- Informatics;
  Cadastral and Special Surveys.