Wike-led FCTA to seal Russian embassy, 33 others, see list and reason

• 34 overseas embassies successful Abuja could reportedly beryllium sealed for failing to wage crushed rent for 11 years
• Ground rent is wealth that spot owners indispensable wage the authorities for utilizing land; the FCTA, which manages Abuja, disclosed that these diplomatic missions collectively beryllium N3,662,196 since 2014
• On May 26, Nyesom Wike, FCT minister, ordered enforcement enactment against 4,794 properties with unpaid crushed rent spanning 10 to 43 years

FCT, Abuja - 34 embassies successful Abuja hazard being sealed by the national superior territory medication (FCTA) implicit unpaid crushed rents spanning 11 years.

As reported connected Monday, June 9, by The Punch, the defaulting embassies see the Ghana High Commission Defence Section (N5,950); Embassy of Thailand (N5,350), Embassy of Côte d’Ivoire (N5,500); Embassy of the Russian Federation (N1,100); Embassy of the Philippines (N5,950); Royal Netherlands Embassy (N5,950); Embassy of Turkey (N3,350), and the Embassy of the Republic of Guinea (N5,950).

34 embassies hazard closure Tuesday, June 10, implicit crushed rent indebtedness arsenic Nyesom Wike steers the vessel successful Abuja. Photo credit: Nyesom Ezenwo Wike - CON, GSSRS
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Ground rent: 34 embassies hazard closure

Business Day besides noted the purported program by the FCTA.

A work by the FCTA revealed that galore overseas missions had not paid their crushed rents since 2014, with the affected diplomatic missions collectively owing N3,662,196.

It would beryllium recalled that connected Monday, May 26, Nyesom Wike, the curate of the national superior territory (FCT), ordered FCT officials to commence enforcement connected 4,794 properties that were revoked owed to non-payment of crushed rent, spanning betwixt 10 and 43 years.

But, President Bola Tinubu intervened, granting a 14-day grace period, which ends today, Monday, June 9, to affected spot holders to settee their outstanding obligations.

Chijioke Nwankwoeze, FCTA's manager of land, disclosed that the defaulters would wage punishment fees of N2 cardinal and N3 cardinal respectively, depending connected their locations.

Other allegedly defaulting missions connected the database are the embassies of Ireland (N500), Uganda (N5,950), Iraq (N550), and the Zambia High Commission, which owes (N1,189,990).

Wike defends the Abuja administration’s ongoing crackdown connected crushed rent defaulters, saying his actions are aimed astatine ensuring accountability. Photo credit: Nyesom Ezenwo Wike - CON, GSSRS
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Also included are the Tanzania High Commission (N6,000), German Embassy (N1,000), Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo (N5,950), Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (N459,055), Embassy of the Republic of Korea (N5,950), and the High Commission of Trinidad and Tobago (N500).

The Embassy of Egypt (N5,950), Embassy of Chad (N5,950), Sierra Leone Commission (N5,900), High Commission of India (N150), Embassy of Sudan (N5,950), Embassy of Niger Republic (N500), and Kenya High Commission (N5,950) are besides listed among the defaulters.

Others are the embassies of Zimbabwe (N500), Ethiopia (N5,950), and Indonesia (Defence Attaché), which has an outstanding equilibrium of (N1,718,211).

The delegation of the European Union (N1,500), Embassy of Switzerland (N5,950), Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (N5,950), China’s Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office (N12,000), South African High Commission (N4,950), and the Government of Equatorial Guinea (N1,137,240) besides featured connected the list.

List of embassies that whitethorn beryllium sealed successful Abuja below:

1. Embassy of Ireland
2. Uganda Embassy
3. Iraq Embassy
4. Zambia High Commission
5. Embassy of Switzerland
6. Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
7. China’s Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office
8. South African High Commission
9. Government of Equatorial Guinea
10. Embassy of the Russian Federation

Ground rent: Kingibe tackles Wike

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Ireti Kingibe, the lone legislator representing the FCT, took a swipe astatine Wike for orchestrating the sealing of properties successful the Nigerian superior implicit unpaid crushed rent, saying the enactment was against the law.

In a statement, the FCT legislator noted immoderate concerns astir the FCTA's enactment concerning the sealing of properties.

Kingibe added that for clarity, the crushed rent, which was successful enactment with the Lands (Title Vesting, etc) Act of 1975, should not beryllium the accidental to instrumentality implicit properties arbitrarily.

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Source: Legit.ng