Wike narrated how lands were allocated, revoked and later re-allocated to the same organization by FCTA
By Kehinde Okeowo
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, has expressed his readiness to confront the cartels behind land racketeering in Abuja.
He made the vow while addressing pressmen in Abuja on Friday, recalling how lands were fraudulently awarded to a lot of organizations.
Wike narrated how lands were allocated, revoked and later re-allocated to the same organization by the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA).
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The former Rivers State Governor further said such land racketeering led to judgments against the FCTA but assured Nigerians that his legal team would resolve the legal actions soon.
Speaking during the chat, Wike said: “FCTA allocated land of over 300 hectares to a company in 2001, revoked it in 2022 and reallocated it to another company in 2005; they revoked it and reallocated it to the initial company without notice. In 2009, they revoked it and reallocated it to another company again.
“By next week, our legal team and external solicitors have arranged to defend FCTA on our land matters, what happens here is that even the leader of the secretariat will tell you to sue; they will sue without defending it, they won’t go to court. It’s business, it’s racketeering, and you will see judgments against FCT. This led to me demanding the files, but we are going to do it in a way that will help us.
“There is a cartel, and to bust it, you must be very prepared, and for me, I’m prepared and will face it.”
