The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished over 137 illegal hostle blocks, hotels and other buildings at Iddo Sarki, on Airport road, Abuja. According to him, the FCT minister has avowed commitment to espousing investment in the city, but would not tolerate illegalities and disobedience to the provisions of the Land Use Act. FCT minister had briefed the Directors of Development Control, security services and DRTS, and had given us a matching order to stop what he termed as extreme illegality here. Also speaking, the acting Director of DDC, Garba Kwakur, disclosed that the land in which the illegal development was going on had been allocated to the Nigerian Navy. “We have come here several times and sensitised them to stop this illegal development, FCT administration is not very happy with what is going on here.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 11, 2021 12:45 UTC