Wike-led FCTA Seals Off PDP Headquarters, Photo, Videos Trend

• The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) personnel have sealed off the national secretariat of the PDP in Abuja
• FCTA is led by Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, a chieftain of the PDP and a public official under the ruling APC government
• The sealing of the PDP office has raised significant political concerns given its timing ahead of key party meetings

FCT, Abuja - The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday, May 26, sealed the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zone 5, Abuja.

Legit.ng reports that the incident is currently trending on social media platforms, especially X (formerly Twitter).

According to Lere Olayinka, a top media aide to Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Senator Samaila Mamman Kurfi, owner of the property, failed to pay ground rent for 28 years.

Olayinka shared visuals related to the development on his verified X handle.

The image and videos can be viewed below:

The sealing sparked mild protests from party staff and loyalists, leading to a brief negotiation.

The premises were temporarily unsealed to allow employees to remove vehicles and personal belongings before being shut again.

Given Wike’s strained relationship with the PDP national leadership, some party officials see the FCTA’s enforcement action as politically-motivated, despite the administration’s claim that it is merely applying land regulations.

FCTA seals FIRS buildings, others

In the same vein, the FCTA sealed the premises of the Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS), Access Bank, and Total Energy in Wuse over unpaid ground rent.

It sealed the premises of Ibro Hotel, and Mabuda Company Warehouse, all located in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.

Chijoke Nwankwoeze, FCTA's director of Land, explained during the exercise in Abuja on Monday, May 26, that the properties have reverted to the agency.

Nwankwoeze said that the exercise marks the commencement of taking possession of more than 4,794 revoked properties by the FCTA.

He explained that the FIRS building on Plot 627, Wuse Zone 5, owed the FCTA ground rent for 25 years.

He also said that the Access Bank building, on Plot No. 2456, Wuse I, Cadastral Zone A02, Abuja, belonging to Rana Tahir Furniture Nigeria Limited had also not paid ground rent for 34 years.

According to him, the property has thus reverted to the FCTA who has now taken possession thereof.

Abuja closures: Tinubu meets FIRS boss

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a series of high-level meetings at the State House, Abuja, including a closed-door session with the executive chairman of the FIRS, Zacch Adedeji.

The meeting came on the heels of a directive by minister Wike ordering the sealing of a FIRS office in Abuja over alleged failure to remit ground rent for a period spanning 25 years.

While the presidency has not officially commented on the dispute, sources suggested the meeting between President Tinubu and Adedeji was aimed at resolving the tension and ensuring smooth inter-agency cooperation in the interest of national revenue generation.

Source: Legit.ng