Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has vowed to reallocate all revoked lands after the expiration of the grace period given to affected allottees on Jan. 3.
Mr Wike stated this after he inspected the ongoing construction Outer Southern Expressway, OSEX, Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal and Saburi – Dei Dei road, in Abuja on Tuesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Wike had on Dec. 20, given owners of the 762 revoked plots of land in Maitama two-week grace to pay for their Certificate of Occupancy (C of O).
The owners of the plots, located in Maitama II, Cadastral Zone A10, Abuja, are expected to pay for their C of O on or before Jan. 3, or risk final revocation.
When asked whether the grace period would be extended, the minister said, “We will not. I don’t think we will want to give another grace.
“After it expires, we will reallocate all those lands to other people who are interested,” he said.
The minister noted that Nigerians don’t comply with extant laws, adding that the land allocations were done more than 10 years ago.
(Daily Nigerian)
