Wike Revokes 4,794 Land Titles In Abuja

Due to non-payment of ground rents for more than ten years, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has ordered the ten districts of the nation’s capital to revoke the land titles of four thousand, seven hundred, and ninety-four owners of property in the country’s capital.

Lere Olayinka, the senior special assistant to the FCT minister for public communications and social media, made this disclosure while giving journalists a briefing at the FCT administration’s Abuja office.

Lere explained that property owners who are still paying their ground rent owe over $6 billion to the FCTA.

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Additionally, he made the announcement that over 3,500 landowners had to extend the grace period to pay their outstanding debts or face default.

Source: Channels TV