Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, vowed to intensify the crackdown on land grabbers and individuals developing lands without valid allocations, describing the trend as a major threat to the Abuja Master Plan.
Wike spoke at the official flag-off of the construction of the Southern Parkway service carriageways in Gaduwa District, Abuja.
The FCT Minister therefore gave Development Control and Department of lands, marching order to identify and remove all illegal structures along the project corridor.
He lamented that whenever there is a proposed project, some people rush to such locations with forged documents and begin illegal developments.
Wike said, “All these land grabbers who have started developing lands that were not allocated to them should know that those structures will go down. Heaven will not fall. Heaven will be at peace when things are done properly.
“We have discovered that whenever government wants to execute projects, some people rush to such locations with forged documents and begin illegal developments. It will not work,” he warned.
Wike directed the Development Control Department and the Department of Lands to identify and remove all illegal structures along the project corridor.
“Tell the Acting Director of Development Control to liaise with the Director of Lands and ensure that anybody who has started building on land not legally allocated should stop. It is in vain. We will bring such structures down,” he declared.
The Southern Parkway service carriageways project is expected to improve connectivity within Abuja’s Southern Development Corridor, reduce traffic congestion and support the rapid expansion of residential and commercial districts within the Federal Capital Territory.
He declared that the landscape of Abuja would be completely transformed before the end of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s first term in office, insisting that ongoing infrastructure projects would not be abandoned because of the approaching election season.
Wike reiterated the commitment of the FCT Administration to sustaining the ongoing infrastructure revolution across the nation’s capital.