Wike Approves Demolition of 6,000 Buildings in Garki, Jabi, and 28 Other Abuja Districts
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike on
Wednesday announced plans to demolish illegal structure in Garki, Jabi and
other 28 districts. The areas where buildings are marked for demolition have
earlier been surveyed by the Federal Capital Development Authority before this
administration.
The demolition, according to the FCTA, will affect about
6,000 buildings, adding that the exercise is part of the effort to rid the
territory of shanties and illegal structures.
The FCTA said the demolition will affect 30 areas across the
Federal Capital Territory.
On Monday, after his inauguration as Minister, Wike, who is
the immediate past governor of Rivers State, vowed to restore the master plan
of FCT.
He said that all illegal structures would be demolished and
that his administration was ready to end land speculations.
He said he had moved round the FCT in the night to see
things for himself and lamented that the master plan of the territory has been
distorted with illegal structures in green areas of Abuja, insisting they will
be demolished.
Wike said “At least 6,000 illegal structures in the Federal
Capital Territory (FCT) across 30 areas might be demolished by the Federal
Government.
“We will take back our land and give to those who want to
develop, and you must sign that you must develop at so and so time.’’
However, the Director of the FCTA Department of Development
Control, Muktar Galadima said, a new survey will be conducted.
“We would find time to go back and conduct a new survey,
noting that the last survey carried out was in February, 2022.
Areas marked for demolition according to information which
has been authenticated by the FCTA are:
1. Apo Mechanic Village
2. Byanzhin.
3. Dawaki
4. Dei Dei.
5. Durumi.
6. Dutse.
7. Garki.
8. Garki Village.
9. Gishiri.
10. Gwagwalada.
11. Idu.
12. Jabi.
13. Kado Village.
14. Karmo.
15. Karshi.
16. Karu.
17. Katampe.
18. Ketti Village.
19. Kpaduma.
20. Kabusa.
21. Kpana Village.
22. Kubwa.
23. Lokogoma.
24. Lugbe.
25. Mabushi.
26. Mpape.
27. Nyanya.
28. Piya Kasa.
29. Jikwoyi
30. Galadima
