The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has concluded plans to demolish no fewer than 140 illegal structures built on service corridors in Kuruduma II and Kpaduma II communities in Guzape District of Abuja. Mr Thompson Hope, Chief Town Planning Officer, FCT Department of Development Control, disclosed this while briefing newsmen shortly after inspecting the illegal structures on Wednesday in Abuja. Hope said that the department had earlier issued seven days ultimatum to the inhabitants of the affected illegal structures in the area, adding that as soon as the ultimatum expire on Monday Nov. 25, demolition would begin immediately.

He said that the development control had marked some of the illegal structures for demolition as far back as two, three years ago. He also said that the department had carried out several sensitise campaign to the indigenous communities for many years but they refused to abide by the FCTA regulations on land allocation. According to him, the indigenous communities and villages has expanded beyond the indigenous settlement and most of this expansion and illegal structures, the areas are been sold by the indigenous communities themselves.

He said that the department held several meetings with the leaders of the indigenous communities on the need for them to stop selling plots of land to the people. “We have severally warn the indigeous communities including the local chiefs that all the lands in FCT is vested within the confine of the FCT Minister and that they should desist from selling land. “But because some people are so desperate and desirous to build thinking that before government takes action they will either make one or two profits out of it.

“This illegal structures are already build on service corridors where plot allottees are desirous to develop their properties but because of this illegal development along the corridor they cannot take possession of their plots. “Recently, the FCTA has sent signals to plot allottees to take possession of their plots else they stand a chance of been revoke and that has put us under enormous pressure as a department. ” By our estimate, we have about 140 illegal structures on this corridors.

We have given them 7 days ultimatum and hopefully by the expiration of the ultimatum, we are coming to demolish all the illegal structures. ” The notice was given to them on Monday Nov. 18 and it will expire by Monday Nov. 2. ”Hopefully on Tuesday, we will come with our machines to demolish them,” he said. On the issue of compensation to the owners of the illegal structures, Hope said compensation was a policy issue that can only be handled by the Minister.(NAN)

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agwom:
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has concluded plans to demolish no fewer than 140 illegal structures built on service corridors in Kuruduma II and Kpaduma II communities in Guzape District of Abuja. Mr Thompson Hope, Chief Town Planning Officer, FCT Department of Development Control, disclosed this while briefing newsmen shortly after inspecting the illegal structures on Wednesday in Abuja. Hope said that the department had earlier issued seven days ultimatum to the inhabitants of the affected illegal structures in the area, adding that as soon as the ultimatum expire on Monday Nov. 25, demolition would begin immediately.

He said that the development control had marked some of the illegal structures for demolition as far back as two, three years ago. He also said that the department had carried out several sensitise campaign to the indigenous communities for many years but they refused to abide by the FCTA regulations on land allocation. According to him, the indigenous communities and villages has expanded beyond the indigenous settlement and most of this expansion and illegal structures, the areas are been sold by the indigenous communities themselves.

He said that the department held several meetings with the leaders of the indigenous communities on the need for them to stop selling plots of land to the people. “We have severally warn the indigeous communities including the local chiefs that all the lands in FCT is vested within the confine of the FCT Minister and that they should desist from selling land. “But because some people are so desperate and desirous to build thinking that before government takes action they will either make one or two profits out of it.

“This illegal structures are already build [/b]on service corridors where plot allottees are desirous to develop their properties but because of this illegal development along the corridor they cannot take possession of their plots. “Recently, the FCTA has sent signals to plot allottees to take possession of their plots else they stand a chance [b]of been revoke and that has put us under enormous pressure as a department. ” By our estimate, we have about 140 illegal structures on this corridors.

We have given them 7 days ultimatum and hopefully by the expiration of the ultimatum, we are coming to demolish all the illegal structures. ” The notice was given to them on Monday Nov. 18 and it will expire by Monday Nov. 2. ”Hopefully on Tuesday, we will come with our machines to demolish them,” he said. On the issue of compensation to the owners of the illegal structures, Hope said compensation was a policy issue that can only be handled by the Minister.(NAN)

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/fcta-to-demolish-140-illegal-structures-in-abuja-communities.html

...expires...
...communities and villages have...
...are being...
...have warned...
...These illegal structures are already built...
...of being revoked...
...these corridors...

This is how people will now be rendered homeless.

Fct

KINDLY TREAT THIS WITH CONSIDERATION

I hope Aso Rock is among, because those living inside are all illegal.

Ok

Not good

in Nigeria we only knows how to destroy but don't know how to create while leave the people hopeless

This is the least of Nigeria's problems

IDIATS...were they not built because of their incompetence & inactivity in the first place. Those "shops" were not there before 2015. The TRUTH is Abuja IS ALREADY DESTROYED.

It's about time

The place has become an eyesore

The keke riders matter sweet me well

They should do something about the bikes around area 1 and garki in general

Smh. Thousands about to rendered homeless!! It's as if they don't want poor people in FCT. Diaris God o.

If you a resident in abuja.
You will know they always demolished during this dry season ember month period
Since the reign of elrufai!

flexypoka:
in Nigeria we only knows how to destroy but don't know how to create while leave the people hopeless

...we...know...

AtikuNetwork:
Smh. Thousands about to rendered homeless!! It's as if they don't want poor people in FCT. Diaris God o.

...to be rendered...

please they should demolish that National Stadium..its an eyesore...


I remember watching Nigeria and Brazil around 2003 in that stadium..it was wow, from the pitch to the stands to the scoreboard and the lights...


fastfoward to Nigeria 2009 world u17. the stadia was good.. after 2009...it was left to rot..

They should build more houses for people to buy or rent and stop threatening citizens.
From the look of things, Abuja is gradually gravitating to the place of just the Rich like me.

GrammarNazi1:

...expires...
...communities and villages have...
...are being...
...have warned...
...These illegal structures are already built...
...of being revoked...
...these corridors...

Terrible editing..

Thankfully, the first comment was to point the errors out.

they are as well now demolishing Karu and nyanya illegal building because of road expansion..

Why do these builders operate without getting permits? Why do the regulators wait till they complete structures before springing into action?

Abuja is getting more complex

Oops

tommykiwi:
I hope Aso Rock is among, because those living inside are all illegal.

PDP criminals have really suffered

” The notice was given to them on Monday Nov. 18 and it will expire by Monday Nov. 2"
how can notice given on Nov 18 expire on Nov 2, with no year stated?

Hmmm

E don reach time to do the durry work and collect swear for head, na Mr. Thompson Hope dey front and him happy to dey blow grammar.

When e reach soft work now, The Abduls go take front seat.

Nigeria my country..

if you don't earn up to #500k monthly, Abuja (main) isn't for you. In our politicians voice, that is our own VGC to be

And to the person above talking about Keke, what has the minister don to bring succour to the people. During el rufia days, we had the red buses that operated all over Abuja, but now it's almost disappearing. Do you like the people especially students trekking under the hot sun. And what other jobs should the Keke people do?

GrammarNazi1:

...expires...
...communities and villages have...
...are being...
...have warned...
...These illegal structures are already built...
...of being revoked...
...these corridors...

That's sad isn't it? A national daily spitting out so much blunders in just one news article.

lawalosky:
they are as well now demolishing Karu and nyanya illegal building because of road expansion..

lies

millionboi2:
lies

it been a while you applied da route

hmmm