Wike-Led FCTA Pulls Down Popular Estate In Abuja, Officials Give Explanation
- A part of Citiscape Villa in the upscale Guzape District area of Abuja has been demolished over building violations
- Officers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) pulled down part of the estate on Monday, May 5, 2025
- The Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, Felix Obuah, shared details about what occurred
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FCT, Abuja - The Nyesom Wike-led Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished part of Citiscape Villa in the upscale Guzape District area of Abuja.
The FCT administration reportedly demolished the estate for breaking building rules and constructing on waterways.
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The Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, Felix Obuah, said the developer sold the waterways and green areas to unsuspecting buyers.
As reported by The Punch, Obuah led the enforcement team to the site on Monday, May 5, 2025. He added that the developer went against the building approval that was given.
“The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, will not allow anyone to sabotage developmental efforts in the city.”
Obuah warned that any government official found to be part of these illegal actions with the developer would be punished according to civil service rules.
The developer and owner of Citiscape Villa, Guzape, Kadiri Ogbaidi, blamed some of the problems on the estate’s subscribers.
Ogbaidi claimed the estate’s subscribers built on green areas. He agreed that the estate went against the approval from the Department of Development Control.
“You know it is an estate, so we have approval for the entire estate. But there have been many infractions here, mostly from our subscribers, whom we are responsible for. So, we won’t deny any wrongdoing. We take responsibility.
“We will remove every infraction here as specified by the authority. And we will take them out ourselves. We will bear the cost. So, we just appeal that the authority should allow us at least two weeks. We will start breaking them down.
“We will take them down ourselves. We have been law-abiding, and we have never had issues with the authority before.”
Wike vows to continue FCT demolitions
It was previously reported that Wike vowed to continue demolishing properties illegally built on government lands despite criticism and a Senate order.
The Senate condemned the demolition exercise in Abuja and called for an immediate halt, and established an investigative committee to examine the issue.
Reacting, Wike maintained his stance on the matter and cited some key reasons why the demolition exercise would not be suspended anytime soon.
Wike-led FCTA demolishes shops, eateries, others
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Directorate of Road Transport Services (DRTS) and FCTA demolished structures in taxi ranks across Abuja.
It was reported that the demolition operation started with Area 3 and Banex Junction Taxi Ranks in the Nigerian capital on January 12, 2024.
In Area 3 Taxi Rank, the DTRS team, supported by security agencies, demolished workshops and eateries, which were said to be illegal.
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