The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, disclosed that the University of Abuja grabbed 11,000 hectares of land in Giri area of Abuja.
Wike, however, said he reversed the university’s action and
ordered that only 4,000 hectares should be allocated to the institution.
He disclosed this during the commissioning of newly
constructed access roads in Giri District of Abuja to mark President Bola
Tinubu’s second year in office.
The minister disclosed that the road construction helped
stop the land grabbing venture by the university.
Wike said, “This road has helped us to stop the land
grabbing by the university, the university on their own grabbed 11,000 hectares
and I said that will not happen. No document, nothing. All you see is them
fencing everywhere.
“I told the Director of Lands and other relevant agencies to
carve out 4,000 hectares of lands and give to the university while the others
were allocated because we are going to provide roads here.
“We can’t allow people to just wake up in the morning and
start fencing without documents, that’s not the way we are supposed to work.”
The minister disclosed that the Giri District is open to
most institutions like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to
establish their academy.
“This Giri District has to be developed like other
districts, what we have done is creating these access roads.
“This district like the executive secretary has said is
going to have most institutions – the university, EFCC academy and all other
institutions that are supposed to be here.
“So, Mr President, this will be an important district that
will attract so many investors and of course, coming in here, you can see how
beautiful it looks.
“If the National Assembly wants to have their own
institution, we are ready to partner,” he said.
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