The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has announced plans by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to revoke approvals granted to a developer who illegally transformed a designated green area in Guzape, Abuja, into a residential estate.
Wike stated that the action followed the discovery of the violation during an inspection tour of ongoing projects across the territory on Monday the 16th of March, 2026.
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He stressed that the administration would strictly enforce planning regulations and ensure that Abuja’s master plan is not compromised.
“This place was given as a green area for passive or active recreation, not for the development of an estate. Nobody will allow that,” the minister said.
He explained that the illegal structures had already been marked for demolition, warning that the government would not tolerate deliberate violations of land-use approvals.
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According to Wike, many developers often take advantage of bureaucratic loopholes and believe that government officials will eventually leave office, allowing them to regularise illegal developments.
“People think government will come and go and they will continue what they are doing. We will not allow that here. It does not matter who is involved; we will do the right thing,” he said.
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The minister also recalled a recent enforcement action where the FCTA demolished buildings erected on land allocated to several foreign embassies in Abuja.
He noted that the administration had written to the affected diplomatic missions to reclaim and begin development of their properties.
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