The federal capital territory administration (FCTA) says the
takeover exercise of the 4,794 land titles revoked over alleged non-payment of
ground rent will commence on May 26, 2025.
Ground rent is a yearly fee landowners pay for the right to
occupy and use their land.
In March 2025, Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital
territory (FCT), revoked 4,794 land titles in the country’s capital over
alleged non-payment of ground rents.
The national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) located in the central business district, private and government owned
properties are at risk of being sealed off by FCTA officials over alleged
failure to pay ground rents of over 19 years.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Mukhtar
Galadima, director department of development control, said since the ownership
of the land titles have been revoked, the FCTA will seal up the affected
properties on Monday.
Galadima said the FCTA will decide what to do with the
affected properties in due course.
“Ownership of the revoked 4,794 properties in the Central
Area, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro, Maitama and Guzape districts, had
already reverted to the FCTA,” Galadima was quoted in a statement issued by
Olayinka.
“As from Monday, next week, the government will begin to
exercise its rights of ownership on the affected landed properties.
“As usual, this will be done without consideration as to
ownership of the affected landed properties. It will be purely in line with
extant laws and regulations guiding the process.”
Also speaking, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, director of land
administration, said there is no court order restricting the planned
revocation.
Nwankwoeze said relevant agencies of the FCTA have started
compiling records of other property owners who are still owing ground rents
despite the grace period.
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