Wike vows to demolish all illegal buildings in Abuja

Wike vows to demolish all illegal buildings in Abuja

Newly sworn-in Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday assumed office, with a pledge to restore the city’s master plan.
He said this at his maiden news conference.

“If you know you have built where you are not supposed to build, it will go down,” he said.

The minister also said land allottees given Certificates of Occupancy but failed to develop would lose their land to those ready to build.

He said, “Be it a minister of anywhere, be it an ambassador… if you know you have developed where you are not supposed to, your house will go down.

“Those who have taken over the green areas to build, sorry. The green areas must come back.

“So if you know anyone involved, that has taken over the green areas or parks and turned them to restaurants, we will not accept that.

“If your father has done that, sorry. If your mother has done that, sorry. There’s nothing I can do. It will go down.”