The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has given two weeks ultimatum to residents of Ipet-5 Estate in Lokogoma district, in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), whose buildings are along water ways and road corridors, to vacate the areas.
The Permanent secretary, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Mr. Christian Ohaa while giving the ultimatum Wednesday during an impromptu visit to the area, stated that after the two weeks ultimatum, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) would move it machines there and demolish all structures along the corridors.
He explained that the structures to be removed after the ultimatum are structures built on 20 meters from the both sides of rivers, adding that the buildings along the water ways and road corridors, in the estate, are the cause of the perennial flooding in the area.
Ohaa further disclosed that the buildings were built without approval from the Department of Development Control and that the owners of the buildings were given allocations by the administration on where to build, but frowned that they have left the original allocations to build on waterways and on road corridors.
The permanent secretary also advised residents to always conduct necessary due diligence before agreeing to buy any property, to avoid paying for wrong things or wrong places.
Speaking earlier, Chairman of Lokogoma 11 Residents Association, StanleymUgwu, revealed that most of the affected buildings were bought from developers, adding that the owners of the buildings never believed that due diligence were not conducted before the building were sold to them.
Ugwu therefore, appealed to the FCTA to assist the affected building owners to get compensation from the developers, adding that it is only the administration that could enforce such action.
