The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has authorised revocation of 4,794 land titles over non-payment of floor lease for greater than 10 years.
Lere Olayinka Senior Particular Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the minister introduced the revocation at a information convention in Abuja on Monday.
Mr Olayinka stated {that a} whole of 8,375 property house owners owed a complete of N6.97 billion as floor lease as on the finish of 2024.
He added that the 8,375 property house owners primarily within the Central Space, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro, Maitama and Guzape haven’t paid floor lease within the final 43 years.
“That is in contravention of the phrases and circumstances of grant of the Rights of Occupancy, consistent with the provisions of Part 28, Subsections 5(a) and (b) of the Land Use Act.
“It is very important state that fee of floor lease on landed property within the FCT is based on extant laws.
“It’s clearly stipulated within the phrases and circumstances of grant of Proper of Occupancy, and it’s due for fee on the primary day of January, annually, with out demand,” he stated.
Mr Olayinka recalled that the FCTA made quite a few publications in nationwide newspapers and bulletins on broadcast media since 2023, calling on defaulters to pay up all excellent payments and floor rents.
He stated that the publications yielded little response, as a number of allottees did not pay.
“Consequently, the titles of the properties in default of fee of floor lease for 10 years and above have been revoked forthwith,” he stated.
He added {that a} 21-day grace has been given to title holders, who defaulted in fee of floor lease for between one and 10 years, after which the affected titles can be revoked.
Additionally, the FCTA Director Land, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, defined that the land titles house owners who defaulted in fee, had been from the ten oldest districts in Part 1 of the Federal Capital Metropolis.
Mr Nwankwoeze stated that the FCTA can be sending revocation notices to the affected allottees in section one districts from Cadastral Zone A01 to A09, affecting non-public corporations, people, together with authorities organisation.
He added that revocation was being performed in phases and in classes, including that section Ii, can be subsequent in line, after the revocation of section 1 was accomplished.
He stated that the section II comprised Gudu District, Durumi, Wuye, Katampe, Jabi, Mabushi, Utako, and Daki Biyu amongst others.
The director additional stated that with the revocation, the properties constructed on the lands would grow to be FCTA properties, including that the FCT minister would resolve what to do with them.
“As soon as a title is revoked, the property reverts to the FCTA, so, successfully, all of the 4,794 properties have reverted to the FCTA,” he stated.NAN
