In a closing discover on Thursday, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has given allotees and title house owners a two-week ultimatum to clear their excellent steadiness for his or her Certificates of Occupancy, C-of-O, or have their Proper of Occupancy revoked.
Within the discover, the FCTA warned that house owners of the properties positioned within the widespread Maitama space of the nation’s capital ought to as a matter of urgency make funds for his or her excellent Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) no matter who owns them.
The discover reads: “The Federal Capital Territory Administration hereby informs most people, notably allotee (s)/title holder (s) of land within the Maitama 1 District of the FCT who’ve since made cost of their excellent Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) payments to as a matter of urgency pay the steadiness of their payments inside two weeks from the date of this publication or have their Rights of Occupancy (R-of-O) titles withdrawn.”
Examine checklist of these given ultimatum right here…
Earlier, for failing to pay their Certificates of Occupancy, C-of-O, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, ordered the instant revocation of 762 plots of land owned by prime politicians and company organizations.
See checklist of revoked properties and house owners right here…
Recall that the minister had in August 2023 introduced the revocation of certificates of occupancy of 165 plots in Abuja. The minister blamed the revocation on the failure of the house owners to develop them.
Wike had stated there is no such thing as a going again no matter who’s concerned because the intention was to introduce an efficient reform within the FCT for public good.
“After we make the proper resolution, some individuals will likely be completely satisfied, and a few won’t. The wealthy will kick towards a few of our selections, however something that may assist our individuals have to be achieved,” he stated.
Particular person land house owners are anticipated to acquire a C-of-O at N5 million, and they are going to be given the grace of 4 months to make their funds.
Part 28 of the Land Use Act backing the FCTA discover, stipulates how landed properties vested in people will be revoked by authorities. Subsection 5 (5) empowers state governors (the Minister of the FCT within the case of Abuja) to revoke a statutory proper of occupancy on the bottom of-
(a) a breach of any of the provisions which a certificates of occupancy is by part 10 of this Act deemed to comprise;
(b) a breach of any time period contained within the certificates of occupancy or in any particular contract made below part 8 of this Act.
