September 25, (THEWILL) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved a three-month grace period for owners of revoked plots of land in the FCT, to begin to develop their property or get their allocation papers permanently revoked.
THEWILL earlier reported that a host of prominent Nigerians, politicians and businesses were affected by the decision of the Minister to revoke the ownership of some plots of land in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Prominent politicians, individuals and businesses affected include Liyel Imoke, Musa Aboki Egu, Hassan Hadejia, Ishaya Baba, Sam Nda-Isaiah, Donubari Josephine Kogbara, Peter Gregory Obi, BUA international, Julius Berger Nigeria, Honeywell Construction, Uffot Joseph Ekaette, Shittu Mohammed, Udoma Udo Udoma, Kanu Agabi, Niki Niki Tobi, Ishaku Bello and others.
In a statement on Sunday, Director of Information and Communication at the FCT Administration, Muhammad Sule, said the affected titled holders had obtained building plan approvals, but were yet to develop the properties.
He stated that the affected property owners were expected to develop the property within three months or have their title documents revoked in line with extant laws.
The grace period, he explained, applied to individuals and to corporate organisations that had showed the desire to develop their property by obtaining building plan approvals.
He added that public institutions that had land titles within the FCT, but yet to develop same were also advised to do so within the three months grace period to avoid the sanction.
“The minister has extended this gesture to 189 property owners due to their desire to develop the properties by obtaining building plan approvals, a prerequisite for the development of any property in the FCT.
“Owners of the plots were exempted from revocation because they had already demonstrated firm commitment to develop their property by obtaining necessary documents from the FCT Administration.
“The minister is urging the affected property owners to take advantage of the gesture and develop their plots in line with the terms of their Offer of Right-of-Occupancy”, Sule stated.
