Newly sworn-in Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike on Monday assumed office, with a pledge to restore the city’s master plan.
At his maiden news conference, he said land allottees who have been given Certificates of Occupancy but failed to develop would also lose their lands to give way to those ready to build.
Wike said this soon after he was inaugurated as one of President Bola Tinubu’s ministers on Monday.
“People who are distorting the masterplan of Abuja… too bad,” he said.
“If you know you have built where you are not supposed to build, it will go down. Be it a minister of anywhere, be it an ambassador… if you know you have developed where you are not supposed to, your house will go down.
“Those who have taken over the green areas to build, sorry. The green areas must come back.
“So if you know anyone involved, that has taken over the green areas or parks and turned them to restaurants, we will not accept that.
“If your father has done that, sorry. If your mother has done that, sorry. There’s nothing I can do. It will go down.
“There is refuse everywhere. Those who are paid for refuse collection, what are they doing?”
Wike also warned land speculators that a new sheriff is in town.
“And those doing land marketing, the period for that is over,” he said.
“And those who have been given CofO and failed to develop, and they have become land speculators, the land is gone. I will revoke them.”
