The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a stern warning regarding the potential revocation of land rights for several prominent individuals and corporate entities in Abuja. In a notice released on Friday, the FCTA announced that landowners in the Maitama district have a strict two-week deadline to clear any outstanding payments for their Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) or face the loss of their property rights.

This warning is a part of the FCTA’s initiative aimed at advancing infrastructural development in the Maitama II area of Abuja. The notice, titled “Demand notice for payment of Right of Occupancy bills for issuance of Certificates of Occupancy on all lands allocated at Maitama II District, Cadastral Zone, A10, Abuja,” has been sent to a total of 3,273 allottees.

The official notice states, “The Federal Capital Territory Administration, through the Federal Capital Development Authority, is undertaking infrastructural development in Maitama II (A10) District. All allottees who have not settled their bills for the Certificate of Occupancy are hereby advised to pay in full within two weeks from the date of this publication. Failure to comply will result in the withdrawal of the offers of Rights of Occupancy over the mentioned plots of land by the honorable minister of the FCT, along with the reallocation of these lands.”

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Prominent individuals facing this threat include Yusuf and Zahra Buhari, children of former President Muhammadu Buhari; Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen. Others on the list include Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; former Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege.

Additional names of interest include various serving and former lawmakers such as Dino Melaye, Kabiru Marafa, and Stella Oduah, as well as former governors including Theodore Orji, Rochas Okorocha, and Joshua Dariye.