Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Thursday, revoked land titles belonging to the immediate-past President Muhammadu Buhari.
The FCT Minister, also, revoked the land title of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; and a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen.
Revoked also, is that of Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State; the incumbent Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume; and that of his wife Regina Akume.
Affected also are plots of land belonging to former and serving lawmakers including Senate Chief Whip, Tahir Monguno; former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chibudom Nwuche; former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin; former House of Reps member, Nnenna Ukeje; and former Senators Andy Uba and Smart Adeyemi.
Wike, had in October, threatened to revoke the Certificates of Occupancy of plots of land owned by prominent individuals and corporate organisations in Abuja.
The FCT Minister had issued a two-week ultimatum to landowners in the Maitama district of Abuja, to settle outstanding payments for their C of O or risk losing their property rights.
Meanwhile, in a separate notices published by the FCT Administration on Thursday, Wike revoked the ownership of 762 plots of land in the highbrow Maitama District over non-payment of statutory fees, adding that the affected persons also failed to pay for their C-of-O documents for the seized plots.
Similarly, FCTA also threatened to withdraw the Rights of Occupancy of 614 other individuals and companies, if they failed to pay outstanding bills for their plots within two weeks.
The notice read in part: “The Federal Capital Territory Administration wishes to inform the allottee(s)/title holder(s) of plots of land in Maitama 1 who have failed to make payment for their Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) bills that their Right of Occupancy to the land/property has been withdrawn.
“This action was taken under Section 28 of the Land Use Act of 1978, which empowers the minister to revoke rights of occupancy for non-compliance with payment obligations or breach of other allocation terms.”
