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Newly named Land and Legal Affairs Minister Saddam Hosein said bringing all issues regarding land under one ministry will lead to a quicker, efficient, transparent and accountable distribution of state lands and regularisation of tenure.

On October 4, it was announced in the Gazette that Hosein, in addition to his responsibilities as Minister of Legal Affairs, will now be responsible for matters relating to lands and surveys, land management, regularisation of tenure/housing for squatters, surveys and mapping, valuation, Land Settlement Agency, Land Survey Board of TT, and the Estate Management And Business Development Company.

Speaking to Newsday on October 6, Hosein described the move as a realignment rather than a reshuffle.