Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, don warn owners of hotels, event centres, and public facilities for Abuja say make dem no allow their premises for use by illegal organisations. According to the FCT Administration, any property wey dem use for such gathering fit suffer revocation of land title.
The warning wey the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, issue on Friday come as political activities dey hot up ahead of 2027 general elections. The statement say the directive na part of efforts to strengthen security for the nation’s capital and support ongoing operations by security agencies to safeguard lives and property.
FCTA stress say all lands within Federal Capital Territory be strictly designated for lawful use. Dem warn say any property wey dem use to host gatherings of organisations wey dey operate outside the law go face severe sanctions. The administration say hotels, event centres, and similar facilities across FCT go now dey under close monitoring to ensure dem no dey use dem for activities wey fit undermine public peace and security.
Property owners and operators also get advice to properly scrutinise organisations wey dey seek to use their facilities and verify their legality before approving bookings. FCTA specifically draw attention to the ongoing political season, advising hotel and event centre operators to only deal with leaderships of political parties wey INEC recognise.
The statement add say, ‘For instance, in this political season, owners of event centres and hotels in particular must ensure that they only deal with INEC-recognised leadership of political parties in respect of the use of their facilities, and proper records of transactions must be kept.’ Failure to comply go attract sanctions, including revocation of land titles attached to affected properties.
The development show growing concern by FCTA over use of public facilities for unauthorised political and group activities for the capital, especially as political tensions dey rise ahead of 2027 elections.
