“If you know you’re building where you are not supposed to build, it will go down.”
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike, has – immediately after commencing official duties on Monday – reprimanded those “distorting the master plan of Abuja.”
In his first press conference, following his assumption, he said “If you know you’re building where you are not supposed to build, it will go down.”
The new minister emphasised that, notwithstanding anyone’s status, those who have developed buildings on unauthorised locations wil have their licences revoked, stating that “the green areas must come back.”
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 (certificate of occupancy) and failed to develop, and they have become land speculators, the land is gone. I will revoke them.”
He also addressed those that the government has allocated land to but have become “land speculators,” refusing to develop their land.
“We will take back our land and give it to those who want to develop,” Wike stated, saying that the land will be developed by the owner in an agreed period of time.
After the immediate past Governor of Rivers State was nominated to be a minister, he promised President Tinubu that he won’t regret nominating him.
Frances Ibiefo
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