Wike revokes FCT lands of Govs Uzodimma, Diri, Speaker Abbas, 565 others

Wike revokes FCT lands of Govs Uzodimma, Diri, Speaker Abbas, 565 others

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom
Wike, has revoked lands belonging to Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, his
Bayelsa counterpart, Douye Diri, and Speaker of the House of Representatives
Abbas Tajudeen. In a statement, Lere Olayinka, the minister’s media aide,
said the withdrawal of the R-of-O for 568 allottees followed the expiration of
a two-week grace period to pay their C-of-O bills. He noted that of the 3,273 allottees initially given two
weeks in October 2024 to pay their bills, 568 remained in default after an
additional grace period expired 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. The fresh revocation comes three weeks after the initial
withdrawal of 762 plots of land from their allottees. 



















 

Source: Wike revokes FCT lands of Govs Uzodimma, Diri, Speaker Abbas, 565 others

 - NigerianEye

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