The federal capital territory administration (FCTA) says the takeover exercise of the 4,794 land titles revoked over alleged non-payment of ground rent will commence on May 26, 2025.
Ground rent is a yearly fee landowners pay for the right to occupy and use their land.
In March 2025, Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), revoked 4,794 land titles in the country’s capital over alleged non-payment of ground rents.
The national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) located in the central business district, private and government owned properties are at risk of being sealed off by FCTA officials over alleged failure to pay ground rents of over 19 years.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Mukhtar Galadima, director department of development control, said since the ownership of the land titles have been revoked, the FCTA will seal up the affected properties on Monday.
Galadima said the FCTA will decide what to do with the affected properties in due course.
“Ownership of the revoked 4,794 properties in the Central Area, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro, Maitama and Guzape districts, had already reverted to the FCTA,” Galadima was quoted in a statement issued by Olayinka.
“As from Monday, next week, the government will begin to exercise its rights of ownership on the affected landed properties.
“As usual, this will be done without consideration as to ownership of the affected landed properties. It will be purely in line with extant laws and regulations guiding the process.”
Also speaking, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, director of land administration, said there is no court order restricting the planned revocation.
Nwankwoeze said relevant agencies of the FCTA have started compiling records of other property owners who are still owing ground rents despite the grace period.