The revocation was attributed to PDP’s failure to settle outstanding dues despite multiple public notices by the FCT Administration since 2023
By Saidu Idris
365Daily – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land allocation for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat in Abuja over unpaid ground rents.
In a letter dated March 13, 2025, and titled “Notice of Right of Occupancy with File No: MISC 81346 in Respect of Plot No: 243 within Central Area District, Abuja,” the FCT Administration informed the PDP of the decision.
The letter which was signed by the Director of Land Administration, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, cited the party’s failure to pay annual ground rents from January 1, 2006, to January 1, 2025, as the reason for the revocation.
“I have been directed to inform you that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, 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, has revoked your rights, interests, and privileges over Plot No. 243 within the Central Area, Cadastral Zone A00, Abuja,” the letter stated.
The revocation was attributed to PDP’s failure to settle outstanding dues despite multiple public notices by the FCT Administration since 2023, urging all land allottees to clear their outstanding bills.
The letter further referenced Section 28(5)(a) and (b) of the Land Use Act, emphasising that the PDP’s continued violation of the terms of its land allocation necessitated the revocation.