FORMER Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike assumed office as minister of the Federal Capital Territory – FCT, sounding a loud warning to residents.
This comes barely two hours after being inaugurated into President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet.
Wike resumed in office on Monday, issuing series of threats to the people of the nation’s capital.
After taking the oath of office, the new FCT Minister, said that he would not allow illegal buildings to remain standing as the FCT minister.
“All those people who are distorting the master plan of Abuja, too bad! too bad!! If you know you’ve built where you’re not supposed to build, it will go down! it will go down!! Be you a minister of anywhere, be an Ambassador, if you know you’ve developed where you’re not supposed to develop, your house must go down!,” Wike said.
Similarly, the minister warned residents who have taken over the green area, stressing that parks must come back.
“Our parks must come back! The green areas must come back! If you hate green, you must hate yourself. If you know anybody who’s involved, and have taken over the green areas, it will go down.”
He also spoke on the menace of land marketing, saying: “Let me tell you, that period of land marketing is over! And those that refused to develop their lands after government has given them CofO, and are becoming land Speculators, the land is gone, I’m going to revoke them.
The FCT Minister also warned those that have refused to pay their “ground rent” that they should get ready because “non payment of rent is a breach of covenant.”
“If you haven’t paid, be you national whatever, big man oh (sic), banks oh, sorry. I’ll not be tired to revoke, that’s why I’m here.”
