FCTA takes record of undeveloped land

FCT Director of Land Administration Adamu Jibrin Hussaini has stated that the preparatory to the planned revocation of land in Phases I, II and III in Abuja, capital of Federal Capital Territory  (FCT) of undeveloped plots has been recorded.

He mentioned this during a visit by postgraduate students of Sustainable Urban Development of the Federal University of Technology, Minna.

The director recalled that it was announced in line with the FCT Executive Committee’s  approval that the Department of Land Administration commenced the process of revoking titles of undeveloped plots.

According to him, the department  announced this on July 31, warning allottees  that have been serviced with infrastructure to develop them or  face revocation within three months of the publication.

Hussaini said by that publication, the affected allottees had been reminded that failure to carry out improvement or development of such plot contravenes the terms of Rights of Occupancy accepted by such allottees as well as the provision of Section 28(5) (a & b) of the Land Use Act N0. 6 of 1978, Cap. L5, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

Hussaini said the Authority had taken inventory of such undeveloped plots but was awaiting the expiration of period of grace given.