NewsOnline Nigeria studies that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has formally revoked the land title of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) nationwide secretariat in Abuja because of the occasion’s failure to pay floor rents for the previous 20 years.
In a letter dated March 13, 2025, Wike knowledgeable the PDP of the revocation, citing the occasion’s continued breach of the Land Use Act, which mandates the fee of floor rents for properties within the Federal Capital Territory.
The letter, signed by the Director of Land Administration (FTC), Chijioke Nwankwoeze, acknowledged that regardless of repeated public notices, the PDP did not remit the required funds for the years 2006 to 2025.
The discover, titled “Discover of Proper of Occupancy with File No: MISC 81346”, particularly referenced Plot No. 243, located inside the Central Space District, Abuja, the place the PDP’s nationwide headquarters is situated.
Based on the letter, the FCT Minister used the powers conferred by the Land Use Act of 1978 to revoke the PDP’s rights to the plot resulting from their failure to pay annual floor rents for 20 years.
Wike’s letter acknowledged, “The revocation is in view of your continued contravention of the phrases and situations of the grant of the Proper of Occupancy by failing to pay the annual floor rents due on the property for twenty (20) years, from January 1, 2006, to January 1, 2025. That is regardless of the numerous publications made by the FCT Administration since 2023 in a number of nationwide dailies and on digital media requesting all allottees of plots within the Federal Capital Territory to pay up each excellent invoice and floor hire on their property.”
Within the letter, the FCTA administration additional clarified that it will instantly take possession of the PDP’s nationwide secretariat till all excellent funds and payments are settled.
Wike added that the breaches dedicated by the PDP contravened the provisions of Part 28, Subsection 5 (a) and (b) of the Land Use Act.
The PDP has but to reply to the minister’s motion, however this transfer has vital implications for the opposition occasion, which can now face challenges in sustaining its headquarters within the capital.
The occasion has lengthy been a vocal critic of the present administration, and this newest growth may additional intensify the political tensions between the ruling and opposition events.
