The House of Representatives began an investigation into suspected improper land allocations shortly before Nyesom Wike’s appointment.
The House instructed its FCT committee to scrutinise all allocations made between January 1st and August 27th, when Mr Wike took office.
This resolution was introduced following a motion made by Jonathan Gaza at plenary on Thursday.
In the motion, Mr Gaza said that between May 29th, when previous Minister Mohammed Bello resigned, and Mr Wike’s return to government, certain ministry staff granted sites for estate developers.
He claimed that lands were assigned without the permission of a substantive minister within the ministry.
He said:
“In the period 29th May 2023 to 21st August 2023, several title documents on land in the FCT were issued to some real estate developers in a highly suspicious manner.
“[We] wonder if the Director of Lands or any official of the FCDA who issued R of O’s purportedly in the name of the Minister of FCT at the period when the office of the Minister was vacant, had the legal right or authority to do so.
“Some of the beneficiaries of these alleged fraudulent allocations are already using them to forcibly grab disputed land, which is a recipe for conflicts.”
Ben Kalu, the presiding officer, put the matter to a vote, and it was accepted unanimously.
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