The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land title for the new national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which has been under construction in Abuja.
In a letter dated March 13 and titled “Notice of Right of Occupancy” (file no: MISC 81346), the Director of Land Administration (FCT), Chijioke Nwankwoeze, stated that the opposition party has failed to pay the annual ground rents for the property for the past twenty years.
The revocation notice indicated that the PDP has not paid the annual ground rents due from January 1, 2006, to January 1, 2025, despite numerous announcements in various national newspapers and on electronic media urging them to settle all outstanding bills and ground rents related to their property.
The letter read, “I have been directed to refer to the above Right of Occupancy granted to PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP), NATIONAL SECRETARIAT and inform you that the Minister of Federal Capital Territory has in the exercise of powers conferred on him under the Land Use Act No. 6 of 1978, Cap. L5, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, revoked your rights, interests and privileges over Plot No. 243 within Central Area, Cadastral Zone A00, Abuja.
“The revocation is in view of your continued contravention of the terms and conditions of grant of the Right of Occupancy by failing to pay the annual ground rents due on the property for twenty (20) years, from Ist of January 2006 to 1st of January 2025. This is despite the many publications made by the FCT Administration since 2023 in several national dailies and on electronic media requesting all allottees of plots in the Federal Capital Territory to pay up every outstanding bill and ground rent on their property.
“You would please note that the said breaches by PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP), NATIONAL SECRETARIAT (MISC 81346) run contrary to the provisions of Section 28, Subsection 5 (a) and (b) of the Land Use Act.
by Lawrence Bajah @NigeriaTribune
