By Daniel Tyokua
The Federal Capital Development Administration (FCDA) on Tuesday, denied plans to demolish the official residences of the President of the Senate with the speaker House of Representatives.
The coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu on Monday, told members of the National Assembly that the houses, currently under construction were against the Abuja Master plan.
However, the Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Eng. Ahmed Hadi when he appeared before the House of Representatives adhoc Committee investigating the real estate sector in the FCT refuted the comment made by AMMC.
Hadi insisted that the official residences of the President of Senate and the Speaker didn’t in anyway contravene the master plan.
He also said that due diligence had been done in every bit of process for the construction of the structures.
“We want to use this forum to reach out to the leadership of the National Assembly that there was no any intention to rise the issue or embarrass the offices of the President of Senate nor the Speaker or the Deputy Senate President.”
“The issue is not a conclusive position and we have not reach a climax . We really take exception to that news making the round.
“That is not the position of the FCTA, and certainly not the position of this investigative workshop. I’m not mincing words to say that everything that we agree here, we will crosscheck with our records.
He said that the development within the Three Arms Zone was intended to house the legislature, executive and the judiciary.
“This was what made case in 2014, there were several correspondences between the FCDA and the Department of Development Control and after due consultation with the leadership of the National Assembly it was resolved”
