FCTA: Owners of revoked land titles in Abuja can appeal for reinstatement

The federal capital territory administration (FCTA) says owners of 4,794 revoked land titles in the nation’s capital can appeal for reinstatement.

Chijioke Nwankwoeze, the director of land in the FCTA, spoke on Wednesday after a meeting chaired by Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister.

He added that the FCTA would take possession of properties built on the land in due course.

On Monday, Wike approved the revocation of 4,794 land titles over unpaid ground rents for more than 40 years.

Nwankwoeze said those affected include government institutions, private organisations and individuals.

He identified some of the affected organisations as the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), National Universities Commission (NUC), and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd.)

Others are Corn Oil, Boron Government, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Environment, and Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, among others.

“Anybody or any organisation whose title is revoked by the minister has a window to approach the minister or write to him, appealing for reinstatement of such title,” NAN quoted  Nwankwoeze to have said.

“The minister will look at it. If he wishes to reinstate the titles, he will; if there are conditions that will be attached to such reinstatement, if he considers it fit, he will.

“Then, if he decides not to reinstate, so be it, because warnings have been sent out in the past and people refuse to comply.

“So, if the government has fulfilled its part of the obligation by providing those facilities and amenities, you, a land title holder, are not doing your own part of the bargain; it will be difficult for the city to be managed.

“So, we implore everyone who has not paid the ground rent to do so, including land title holders in Phase II comprised of Gudu, Utako, Mabushi, Jabi, Daki-biyu, Katampe, Katampe Extension, and Kado Districts, among others.”