The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has said government will not grant land approval to any person that doesn’t fulfil the requisite criteria.
He said despite blackmails the right thing must be done before obtaining government land formal approval.
Wike insisted that any act done not in accordance with the extant laws would not be accepted by him.
While speaking at the donation of fifty operational vehicles to security agencies on Thursday, the minister decried a situation whereby people take over government property without document.
He said nothing will stop his administration from correcting the wrong to good.
Wike said, “No amount of blackmail can stop us. People take government property without approval, without documents and I have told people that there was a government yesterday, the government did not take any step does not mean that another government will come today and will not take any step.
“The mere fact that nobody tried to tell you it is not right does not make it right. You cannot take blackmail to get something from government. You can’t.
“Recently, we told Julius Berger to quit from central business area. When the Julius Berger came to Abuja they asked for a site for them to do their construction. That site does not mean it belongs to the company. Julius Berger has finished their job. They have to quit the land.
“You cannot tell me if they give you a site because of your construction you finish, the land now turns to be your own. Is it possible? Show me the document that it belongs to you. I am not that kind of person you can think that you go on television and start saying you have lived on the land for over 20 years. And so what? You are a squatter.
“If you like, go and carry everybody. What is wrong is wrong”
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