Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State, on Saturday issued an Executive Order No. 1 of 2025, merging the Bureau for Lands and Surveys into the Taraba Geographic Information Services, TAGIS.
The reform, according to the governor, aligns with global best practices in digital governance, efficiency, and transparency.
The move follows the enabling law establishing TAGIS as the central body for Geographic Information Systems, GIS, and digital land management in the state.
Apart from reassigning the Director of Lands as Technical Adviser on Land Records, Compliance, and Physical Inspections within the TAGIS structure, the Bureau for Lands now becomes a functional department under TAGIS.
According to the governor, TAGIS will now lead all digital land reforms, certificate processing, digital surveying, and title management in Taraba State.
“This is not about who is senior or junior, it is about competence, relevance, and vision. Taraba must move with the times. We are building a future-ready system that will outlive us and empower future generations,”; the governor said.
Kefas assured civil servants that no one would lose their job, but everyone must realign with the state’s digital transformation agenda.
The governor who went ahead to set up a Transition Committee to oversee the smooth implementation of the directive, urged the public to channel all land-related inquiries, henceforth, to TAGIS.
