The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has issued a final 14-day ultimatum to property owners in highbrow districts of Abuja who breached approved land use conditions, warning that failure to comply will attract strict enforcement actions, including possible revocation.
In a statement released on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications, Lere Olayinka, the minister directed all affected allottees in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse districts to pay a ₦5 million penalty within the grace period starting Tuesday, November 11 to November 25, 2025.
According to the statement, “the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has granted defaulters of the land use clause a final grace period of 14 days to comply with the terms and conditions of the approval for land use change and conversion.”
It added that “defaulters now have 14 days, from Tuesday, November 11, 2025, to pay a violation fee of ₦5 million and other applicable charges for land use change and conversion. Failure to comply within the stipulated period will result in enforcement actions by the FCT Administration.”
The latest warning comes two months after Mr Wike approved the imposition of a ₦5 million fine on allottees and title holders who altered approved land uses without authorisation, following recommendations by a ministerial committee investigating the abuse of the Land Use Act in the capital city.
The FCT Administration had previously published the names of 374 defaulting property owners, urging them to pay the fines within 30 days. However, many failed to comply, prompting this final grace period.
Mr Olayinka explained that the minister had shown “considerable patience” before approving what he described as “a final opportunity for all affected property owners to regularise their titles before enforcement begins.”
The statement listed affected locations to include Gana Street and Usuma Street in Maitama, Yakubu Gowon Crescent in Asokoro, Aminu Kano and Adetokunbo Ademola Crescents in Wuse II, as well as Ladoke Akintola Boulevard, Gimbiya Street, and Onitsha Street in Garki II, among others.
Property owners who comply within the grace period, the statement said, will receive new title documents reflecting their updated land use and a fresh 99-year term.
“The Honourable Minister has approved the issuance of new title documents (Statutory Right of Occupancy and Certificate of Occupancy) upon fulfilment of all necessary conditions,” the statement noted.
It also clarified that the consideration for new titles would not cover lands previously revoked due to non-development, non-payment of ground rent, or similar infractions.
Mr Wike has consistently maintained that restoring the Abuja Master Plan remains one of his top priorities, insisting that the era of “impunity and unapproved land conversions” in the nation’s capital is over.
