The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has revoked land allocations belonging to Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen.
In a statement by Lere Olayinka, the minister’s media aide, it was disclosed that the withdrawal of the Rights of Occupancy (R-of-O) for 568 allottees followed the expiration of a two-week grace period for settling their Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) bills.
Olayinka further explained that out of the 3,273 allottees initially given two weeks in October 2024 to make their payments, 568 defaulted despite an extended grace period that ended on January 15.
Also affected are the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of the Vice President), Ibrahim Hadejia; former governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, Senate Leader; Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate Minority Leader; Abba Moro, Minister of State for Labour and Employment; Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State for Industry Trade and Investment; John Eno, Chairperson/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM); Abike Dabiri-Erewa; late Sports Minister Bala Kaoje; and Regina Akume, wife of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
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The fresh revocation comes three weeks after the initial withdrawal of 762 plots of land from their allottees.
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