The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified enforcement against developers illegally converting green spaces and waterways in Abuja, warning that unchecked encroachment threatens the city\u2019s master plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) on Monday arrested an estate developer in Guzape for allegedly selling off protected green areas to unsuspecting buyers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
AMMC Coordinator Chief Felix Obuah, leading an enforcement team, demolished illegal structures built on waterways and vowed to reclaim all encroached land. He cited an investigative report confirming the developer had violated approved plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, will not allow anyone to sabotage the ongoing efforts towards restoring the already distorted Abuja Master Plan,\u201d Obuah declared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also uncovered another illegal takeover of green spaces in Utako by a foreign firm, promising full recovery of such lands. Government officials involved in fraudulent land deals will face disciplinary action, he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While granting the developer two weeks to self-demolish remaining illegal structures, Obuah warned that authorities would return for enforcement if compliance fails. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mukhtar Galadima, Director of Development Control, confirmed the developer ignored multiple stop-work orders. His team has now heightened surveillance to curb further violations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The developer, Kadiri Ogbaidi of Citiscape Villa, admitted wrongdoing but blamed subscribers for the encroachment. He pleaded for two weeks to rectify the infractions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have approval for the entire estate. But there have been many infractions here, mostly from our subscribers, who we are responsible for. So, we won\u2019t deny any wrongdoing. We take responsibility,\u201d Ogbaidi said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will remove every infraction here as specified by the authority. We just appeal for at least two weeks. We\u2019ll take them down ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FCTA\u2019s crackdown signals a tougher stance against illegal developments as Abuja grapples with urban planning violations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified enforcement against developers illegally converting green spaces and waterways in Abuja, warning that unchecked encroachment threatens the city\u2019s master plan. The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) on Monday arrested an estate developer in Guzape for allegedly selling off protected green areas to unsuspecting buyers. AMMC Coordinator Chief Felix Obuah, leading an enforcement team, demolished illegal structures built on waterways and vowed to reclaim all encroached land. He cited an investigative report confirming the developer had violated approved plans. \u201cThe FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, will not allow anyone to sabotage the ongoing efforts towards restoring the already distorted Abuja Master Plan,\u201d Obuah declared. He also uncovered another illegal takeover of green spaces in Utako by a foreign firm, promising full recovery of such lands. Government officials involved in fraudulent land deals will face disciplinary action, he added. While granting the developer two weeks to self-demolish remaining illegal structures, Obuah warned that authorities would return for enforcement if compliance fails. Mukhtar Galadima, Director of Development Control, confirmed the developer ignored multiple stop-work orders. His team has now heightened surveillance to curb further violations. The developer, Kadiri Ogbaidi of Citiscape Villa, admitted wrongdoing but blamed subscribers for the encroachment. He pleaded for two weeks to rectify the infractions. \u201cWe have approval for the entire estate. But there have been many infractions here, mostly from our subscribers, who we are responsible for. So, we won\u2019t deny any wrongdoing. We take responsibility,\u201d Ogbaidi said. \u201cWe will remove every infraction here as specified by the authority. We just appeal for at least two weeks. We\u2019ll take them down ourselves.\u201d The FCTA\u2019s crackdown signals a tougher stance against illegal developments as Abuja grapples with urban planning violations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25075"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25076,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25075\/revisions\/25076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}