‘Not Initial Gragra’ — Wike Vows Ground Rent Debtors Will Forfeit Plots After Grace Period

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has warned defaulters of ground rents in Abuja to immediately offset their outstanding liabilities as he would match his words with actions by revoking their plots.

The minister said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a meeting with the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Chris Isiguzo.

He warned that his revocation order was not “initial gragra” adding that “something will happen” to the defaulters at the end of the grace period.

The Minister, who said the era of abandoned projects in the FCT was over, appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for excluding the FCTA from the Treasury Single Account (TSA)

He said; “Abandonment of projects as far as the FCT is concerned is a thing of the past. This would not have been possible without the president exiting us from the TSA. As I speak to you, I can tell you how much we have been able to save from the IGR. There will be continuous funding of FCTA projects.

“Some people are saying what we are doing is ‘initial gragra’, but I want to say that at the end of the day, something will happen. We will step on toes because you cannot have governance without stepping on toes. I did not make the laws but I and my colleague, the Minister of State have the political will to enforce the laws”.

Isiguzo, on his part, expressed optimism about what he called “the transformational potentials of Wike’s leadership in the FCT”.

He also requested the Minister’s support for the forthcoming national media conference.