The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed to continue demolishing properties illegally built on government lands.
“VON Digest” reports that the minister has been criticised for embarking on a widespread demolition of houses in Abuja without due diligence and proper investigation.
A construction company, Paullosa Nigeria Limited, recently raised the alarm over a demolition notice issued by the Federal Capital Development Authority to demolish its estate in the Lifecamp area of Abuja.
The General Manager of the Estate, Vincent Enoghase, who spoke to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, claimed that the FCDA had demanded N10 million for a Right of Occupancy, which it had paid but was yet to receive before the issuance of the quit notice.
A controversial social media influencer and critic, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, had accused Wike of revoking land titles belonging to the company and reallocating it to Saravera Nigeria Limited and House of Reps Majority Leader and member representing Obio/Akpor Constituency, Kingsley Chinda.
Speaking during the distribution of operational vehicles to security agencies at the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, Wike stated that he won’t be swayed by blackmail.
Wike said the structures being demolished were illegally built on government lands and gotten by land grabbers, adding that some of the structures pose security risks.
The minister insisted there was no going back and vowed to go after more illegally constructed buildings and shanties.
