Governance

Imoke And Udoma Affected As Wike Revokes Abuja Lands

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1 year ago

Sep 21, 2023.

Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima

Eko Hot Blog reports that a significant number of prominent individuals, including figures like former Senate Chief Whip Udoma Udo Udoma, ex-Cross River Governor Senator Liyel Imoke, and others, have been impacted by the decision of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to revoke ownership of several lands in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

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Wike’s revocation order applies to a total of 165 lands due to violations and contraventions of the Right of Occupancy’s development terms.

Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike.
This action was confirmed in a document signed by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Olushade Adeshola.

According to The Nation, some of the prominent figures affected by the revocation order include Ufot Joseph Ekaette, the first Minister of Niger Delta, and the late publisher of Leadership newspaper, Sam Nda-Isaiah.

The document states: “The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) hereby informs the general public that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory has, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him under section 28 (5) (a) and (b) of the Land Use Act, 1978, revoked the underlisted plots with names and titles as reflected in our records for continued contravention of the terms of development of the Right of Occupancy, namely non-development.”