… Says 8,010 applied for land in 2021
By Joyce Remi- Babayeju
The FCT Administration said it has completed plans to sanction and to revoke titles of 435 abandoned buildings, 600 undeveloped plots.
The FCT Director of Land Administration, Adamu Jibrin Hussaini made this known in Abuja while briefing the FCT Press Corps on the end of the year activities of the Department, revealed that the sanction may include revocation of titles.
This was contained a in a press release issued by Abubakar Umar Dembo, Head Information & Customer Services (AGIS/Lands).
Hussaini who said that such structure now constitute security threat in the city in advised owners of such abandoned / uncompleted buildings within the City to swiftly work towards the completion of these buildings.
He noted that this security breach has become a great concern to the government and worry to the FCTA, adding that it will not fold its arms to watch the imminent danger to explode.
He stressed that these abandoned /uncompleted buildings have become shelter for unintended occupants as well as other persons with criminal disposition, who use these such structures as hideout to perpetuate their nefarious activities against the residents.
Meanwhile, Hissaini hinted that the same fate may befall owners of about 600 undeveloped plots in the Federal Capital City; emphasizing that such undeveloped plots have remained an eyesore in Abuja, despite huge amount of money spent to provide these basic infrastructures in the districts.
Hussaini disclosed that the owners of these undeveloped plots scattered around the Abuja metropolis have been warned severally in the past, yet some remains recalcitrant.
The Director further revealed that though there exists thousands of uncollected Certificates of Occupancy in the vaults, the Department has conveyed 495 Certificates of Occupancy to bonafide owners from January to December 2021.
He however urged other allottees to come over and pick their Certificates as such act would help lubricate economic activities of the Territory.
Hussaini further disclosed that the Land Administration Department has released a total of 1,319 titles to beneficiaries within the year under review.
The Director also disclosed that there is a huge number of uncollected Rights of Occupancy in the vaults, and advised those who have applied for land in the FCT to endevour to come forward and check the status of their applications.
Speaking further, Hussaini said that a total number of 8,010 applied for land between January to December 2021 amid the tremendous increase in the number of fresh applications for land in the FCT in 2021.
The Director stated that the Department undertook and released a total number of 546 Certified True Copy to various allotters in the year under review.
