By Daniel Tyokua
The Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA) has described the conversion of Kuje Railway corridor to personal residences as worrisome.
Some stakeholders in Kuje disclosed this during stakeholders Engagement Meeting with traditional rulers, Council representatives, traders and artisans in the area.
The Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the minister of FCT, Ikharo Attah who described the development as ‘very alarming’ promised that all the illegal structures would be demolished without compensation to the owners.
Attah also expressed shock that buyers of the railway corridors land did not do due diligence, before spending their hard earned money on such risky venture.
While he didn’t disclose when construction work will commence on the already mapped out corridors, he noted that the area will be cleared of all illegalities.
He further called on all stakeholders within Kuje Area Council to take the warnings home, because the demolition would come at a time many may consider to be very inconvenient.
“The extreme speed at which people are building at the rail corridor is alarming.very soon there will be massive removal. The rail corridor must remain green until when contract is awarded.
“If you buy, you buy at your own peril, FCTA will demolish all and not pay compensation. The corridor was largely empty until some persons put pressure on some locals to sell to them”, he said.
