Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Barrister
Nyesom Wike, has revoked 21 plots of land in Abuja’s Central Business District
CBD.
A revocation notice signed by the Permanent Secretary in the
FCT Administration, Mr Olusade Adesola said the minister took the decision, “in
the exercise of the powers conferred on him under Section 28(5)(a) & (b) of
the Land Use Act 1978”.
He said the lands were revoked “for continued contravention
of the terms of development of the Right of Occupancy to wit non-development”.
Some of the allottees affected by the revocation include
Lowe Lintas, Tourist Company of Nigeria, Coscharis Motors, CFA Motors, Chidol
Properties among others.
In another statement, Director of Information and
Communication in the FCTA, Muhammad Hazat Sule, said the minister has approved
a three-month grace period for 189 titleholders, who have obtained Building
Plan Approvals but are yet to commence development of on their property.
“The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), has graciously
approved a grace period of three-months from the date of this publication for
the underlisted titleholders who have obtained building plan approvals to
commence development of their plots; failure of which their titles shall be
revoked for continued contravention of the terms of development of the Right-
of -Occupancy”, the statement declared.
Among those given the three-month grace are 21 embassies,
168 others.
Some of the diplomatic missions are the Embassy of Ireland,
Embassy of France, Canadian High Commission, Embassy of the Democratic Republic
of Congo, Embassy of Turkey, Embassy of the Peoples Republic of Angola, Embassy
of the Republic Korea, Embassy of Philippines and Tanzania High Commission.
Others are Embassies of Syrian Republic, Iran, Germany,
Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Thailand, Algeria, Trinidad and Tobago, Cote
D’Ivoire, Argentina, Togo, Indonesia and several government agencies including
those of the FCT Administration.
Equally given a three-month grace are the Abuja National
Mosque Council, Abuja National Mosque Management Committee, Daily Times of
Nigeria, Elf Petroleum, Access Bank, Federal Housing Authority, Adamu Ajuji Waziri, Isa Yuguda, Eyitayo
Lambo, Abba Gana, Mohammed Abubakar Rimi, Nigerian Navy, Gamji Construction
Limited, Lagos State Liaison Office, Nigeria Customs Service, John Kennedy
Opara, Federal Fire Service and a host of others.
Accordingly, the affected property owners are to do so
within the stipulated period or have their title revoked in line with the
provisions of the law, said Sule.
He said the gesture has only been extended to both
individuals and corporate organizations who have shown desire to develop their
property by obtaining Building Plan approvals but are yet to start proper
development on their property situated within the Federal Capital City FCC.
“Similarly, public institutions that have land titles within
the Federal Capital City but are yet to develop same, have also been given a
grace period of three months to commence development in order to avoid
sanction.
“Thus, the Minister has extended this gesture to 189
property owners due to their desire to develop the property by obtaining
Building Plan Approvals which is a prerequisite for development of any property
in the Federal Capital Territory.
“The owners of these plots were exempted from revocation
because they have already demonstrated firm commitment towards developing their
property by obtaining necessary documents from the FCT Administration.
It urged the affected property owners to take advantage of
the Minister’s gesture and develop their plots as published in some National
Dailies, in line with the terms of Offer of the Right- Of- Occupancy.
“The FCT Administration, therefore, appealed to the affected
Public Institutions who have been allocated plots within the FCC to commence
development of their plots, failure of which their titles shall be revoked for
continued contravention of the terms of development of the Right of Occupancy.
“The plots in these categories belong to individuals and
corporate organizations, as well as Public Institutions who have continually
failed to keep to the terms of agreement as contained in Section 28(5) (a)
& (b) of the Land Use Act offering and conveying of the Right of
Occupancy”.
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