By Daniel Tyokua
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has widen the scope of work of task force on issuance of certificate of occupancy, he constituted recently.
He asked the committee to also review the Abuja land swap system as well as investigate the sale of federal government houses in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
A week ago, Wike had inaugurated a task force on issuance of certificate of occupancy to housing estates in Abuja which he directed that the panel should complete its assignment in one month.
The minister on Tuesday, also empowered the committee to carry out investigation of the land swap initiative which he extended the one month earlier given to it to two months considering the additional task he gave the team.
He mandated the committee to ascertain the situation of federal government houses in the territory and bring forward the true position of things.
Wike said: “We want to get details of the land swap system and the sale of federal government houses in the Federal Capital Territory.
“There are so many complains that some houses are abandoned and some are sold, let us know the houses that are sold. Where are the documentations? Let them show us the receipt of payments.
“Not only the federal government houses but also the houses built and abandon in the city.
“With the additional responsibility, the task force will now last for two months instead of the one month earlier given”
The Abuja land swap initiative started by the Federal Capital Territory Administration in 2012, it is a system where government gives a green field to developers for real property development. The developers in turn provide specified infrastructure on the land.
