The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land alloted to the Peoples Democratic Party for its proposed national secretariat, situated i“`n the central business district of Abuja.
Wike issued the revocation notice in a letter dated March 13, 2025, titled “Notice of Right of Occupancy with File No.: MISC 81346 in Respect of Plot No.: 243 within Central Area District, Abuja,” on Tuesday.
The notice was signed by the Director, Land Administration (FTC), Chijioke Nwankwoeze.
According to him, PDP has failed to pay the annual ground rents due on the property for twenty (20) years, from January 1, 2006, to January 1, 2025, despite many publications in several national dailies and electronic media to pay up every outstanding bill and ground rent on its property.
“I have been directed to refer to the above Right of Occupancy granted to PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP), NATIONAL SECRETARIAT, and inform you that the Minister of Federal Capital Territory has, in the exercise of powers conferred on him under the Land Use Act No. 6 of 1978, Cap. L5, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, revoked your rights, interests, and privileges over Plot No. 243 within Central Area, Cadastral Zone A00, Abuja.
“The revocation is in view of your continued contravention of the terms and conditions of the grant of the right of occupancy by failing to pay the annual ground rents due on the property for twenty (20) years, from 1st of January 2006 to 1st of January 2025. This is despite the many publications made by the FCT Administration since 2023 in several national dailies and on electronic media requesting all allottees of plots in the Federal Capital Territory to pay up every outstanding bill and ground rent on their property.
“You would please note that the said breaches by PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP), NATIONAL SECRETARIAT (MISC 81346) run contrary to the provisions of Section 28, Subsection 5 (a) and (b) of the Land Use Act.”
The notice added that the FCTA would take over the property.
This comes after FCTA announced the revocation of a total of 4,794 land titles in the nation’s capital.
Wike served as the immediate past PDP governor in Rivers State before being appointed as minister by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
