The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked lands belonging to Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma and his Bayelsa counterpart, Douye Diri.
In a statement, Lere Olayinka, the minister’s media aide, explained that the revocation of the R-of-O for 568 allottees followed the expiration of a two-week grace period to pay their C-of-O bills.
According to the statement, from the 3,273 allottees initially given two weeks in October 2024 to pay their bills, 568 remained in default after an additional grace period expired on January 15.
The fresh wave of revocation also affected the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of the Vice President), Ibrahim Hadejia; former governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, Senate Leader; Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate Minority Leader; Abba Moro, Minister of State for Labour and Employment; Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State for Industry Trade and Investment; John Eno, Chairperson/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM); Abike Dabiri-Erewa; late Sports Minister Bala Kaoje; and Regina Akume, wife of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
The recent revocation comes three weeks after the initial withdrawal of 762 plots of land from their allottees.
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