Wike accused the university of land grabbing. “The University on their own grabbed 11,000 hectares. I said that will not happen…”
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has reduced the University of Abuja’s land allocation from 11,000 hectares to 4,000 hectares, citing illegal acquisition.
Speaking at the commissioning of access roads in Giri District, Wike accused the university of land grabbing. “The University on their own grabbed 11,000 hectares. I said that will not happen. No document, nothing. You see them fencing everywhere, and before you know it, they would have gone to sell our land,” he said.
He directed the Director of Lands and other FCTA agencies to allocate only 4,000 hectares, with the rest to be used for development.
Wike said construction of internal roads in Giri would begin soon. “Be assured that maybe next one year, it will be a different thing,” he stated.
He also confirmed the EFCC Academy in the district would begin operations now that access roads were complete, and pledged to provide infrastructure to attract development.