FAVOUR ISHEMBER, Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will commence possession of 4,794 properties revoked due to non-payment of Ground Rent for 10 to 43 years, starting Monday.
This was announced during a press briefing by the FCT Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Director of Land Administration, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, and Director of Department of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima.
The properties, located in Central Area, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro, Maitama, and Guzape districts, have reverted to the FCTA due to the revocation of their titles. The government will exercise its rights of ownership, sealing up affected properties and restricting access.
Nwankwoeze clarified that there is no court decision halting the revocation, allowing the FCTA to proceed with its lawful functions.
The FCTA is compiling records of compliance and non-compliance for title holders in default of payment for 1-10 years, who were given a 21-day grace period to pay.
The address: “Recall that on March 18, 2025, we informed you of the revocation of 4,794 land titles in the Central Area, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro, Maitama and Guzape districts.
“These 4,794 properties were among the total of 8,375 land titles on which Ground Rent was not paid from one year to 43 years”.
“We did say then that consequent upon the revocation of these titles, ownership of the affected properties have reverted to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)”.
As from Monday, May 26, 2025, the FCTA will begin to take possession of the affected properties, using relevant agencies of government.
“As usual, this will be done without consideration as to ownership of the affected properties. It will be purely in line with extant laws and regulations guiding the process.”
“Recall too that a grace of 21 Days was given to title holders that were in default of payment of Ground Rent for between one and ten years, to pay up or have their land tittles revoked”.
“Relevant agencies of the FCTA are already compiling records of compliance and non-compliance with this directive, with a view to acting accordingly”.
The government will take action based on the compiled records. The FCTA had revoked the titles in March 2025 due to non-payment of Ground Rent, amounting to N6,967,980,119 owed by 8,375 property owners.
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