Tinubu steps in with 14 days’ grace, as Wike Seals PDP Hqr

By, Onome Jackson

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordereded FCT minister to give PDP
14 days extra to pay off 28 years grand rent on the property occupied by the party’s headquarters.

It’s just fourteen days grace ..and the grace is also extended to all affected…. all defaulters of ground rent payment on landed properties in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The FCT Administration had earlier yesterday commenced enforcement on the 4,794 properties revoked for non-payment of ground rent, from 10 to 43 years.

YOUNEWS is aware that letters were served to PDP, alongside others affected since months ago to pay their 25 years old land use charges .

Why should PDP owe land rent…? Wadata plaza is a private property why cant the landlord pay his ground rent ?

we all want to see a better Nigeria but we don’t do the right things and we expect miracle to happen”

And FCDA sealed
many properties aside PDP headquarters. Federal inland revenue was sealed as well.

YOUNEWS learnt the money PDP owed is N7,603,504.31 for 28 years on Wadata Plaza being used as PDP National Secretariat.

But there’s due and deserved notices and what our president Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR did was to give more time for those concerned to do the needful . Another grace of two weeks (14days)

Other properties owned by government institutions, corporate organisations and individuals were affected.

Among the earlier seized properties were the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) building, the Peoples Democratic Party’s secretariat, the Ibro Hotels all located in Wuse Zone 5.

With President’s intervention, holders of the affected properties now have 14 days (two weeks) to settle the outstanding their ground rents, with associated penalties.

Briefing newsmen on the development, Director, FCT Department of Land Administration, Mr. Chijioke Nwankwoeze, said for properties in the Central Area, the sum of N5 million will be paid by the defaulters as penalty, in addition to the ground rent owed.

He added that for those in Maitama, Asokoro, Wuse II, and Guzape Districts will pay the sum of N3 million as penalty, while defaulters in Wuse I, Garki I and Garki II will pay N2 million as penalty, all in addition to the ground rent owed.

According to him, all those who purchased properties from other people, but are yet to register their interests by obtaining the mandatory Minister’s Consent and registering their Deeds of Assignment now have 14 days (two weeks) to do so at the FCT Department of Land Administration.

Furthermore, Nwankwoeze revealed that the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has granted a 14 days (two weeks) grace period to all property holders in the FCT to pay up their Right of Occupancy (R-of-O)/Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) bills, or risk revocation of those titles.

“Going forward, the Minister has advised property owners in the FCT to ensure that they pay all necessary bills and charges on their properties as at and when due, so as to enable the government to continue to carry out necessary developmental projects for the benefit of the people.”

Speaking during the sealing of Plot 534, Cadastral Zone A02, Wuse Zone 1, belonging to Total PLC, the Director of Development Control, Tpl. Mukhtar Galadima, who led officials from the Department of Land Administration, said, “Today is about walking the talk. We announced this earlier, and we are here to implement what we said to take possession of all revoked properties, starting with this plot.”

He noted that Total PLC property had accumulated over 10 years of unpaid ground rent, leading to its revocation in March 2025.

Galadima said the enforcement would proceed to other parts of the city, including the Central Area, after the Wuse District exercise. He warned allottees with outstanding ground rent liabilities to act swiftly or risk similar enforcement measures.

The FCTA has been vocal about improving revenue generation through strict enforcement of land administration policies, under the leadership of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike

Also speaking, the Director of Land Administration, Mr. Chijioke Nwankwoeze, stated: “This building is currently occupied by Access Bank PLC, but the title belongs to a private company. The debt has spanned 34 years, and as such, the title has reverted to the FCTA.”

He further revealed that the FIRS building located in Wuse Zone 5 was sealed for owing 25 years of ground rent. “This marks the beginning of repossession of over 4,794 revoked properties across the territory,” Nwankwoeze said.

According to him, the affected plots have legally reverted to government ownership, and all occupants must vacate or resolve their land title issues through official channels.

Ground rent is a statutory tax that every land titleholder in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) must pay.

This means if you own land in the FCT and hold a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), paying ground rent is not optional—it’s a mandatory obligation, enforced by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).

The Land Use Act empowers the Administration to collect the rent annually for the entire 99 years the statutory offer lasts.

The FCT Administration had in March this year said property owners were owing the administration about N6 billion for grant rent.

The present FCT Administration led by Nyesom Wike, has prioritized the collection of such tax in order to generate money for the development of the city.

Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Emomotimi Guor, and other PDP stalwarts also attended the briefing.

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