FCTA to Seal PDP Secretariat, 4,794 Properties Over Ground Rent Defaults
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will begin enforcement actions on Monday to take possession of 4,794 properties whose land titles were revoked due to non-payment of ground rent. According to FCTA officials, some property owners had failed to pay ground rent for as long as 43 years. The announcement was made on Friday at a joint press briefing by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media to the FCT Minister; Chijioke Nwankwoeze, Director of Land Administration; and Mukhtar Galadima, Director of Development Control. The revocations were carried out under Section 28(5)(a)(b) of the Land Use Act, following repeated notices that were ignored by the defaulting owners. Officials stated that the government would assert ownership rights over the affected properties, which are spread across prime locations in Abuja, including the Central Area, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro, Maitama, and Guzape.