{"id":61612,"date":"2025-02-20T11:44:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T11:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=61612"},"modified":"2025-02-20T11:44:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T11:44:35","slug":"fcta-set-to-reclaim-illegally-occupied-lands-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/02\/20\/fcta-set-to-reclaim-illegally-occupied-lands-in-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"FCTA Set to Reclaim Illegally Occupied Lands in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Ifeoluwa Odunayo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has announced plans to reclaim illegally occupied lands in the Research and Institution District of Abuja, pledging firm but fair action to restore order.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Development Control, Mukthar Galadima, revealed the move during a stakeholders&#8217; meeting with community representatives from Zhidu, Piwoyi, and Peace Village.<\/p>\n<p>Galadima stated that certain occupants had refused to vacate lands already allocated to a developer, despite receiving compensation.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that the FCTA would soon commence enforcement, adding that no structure should stand without proper approval.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not about targeting anyone but about ensuring that the city is developed in line with its master plan. Those who have taken compensation must honor the agreement and leave,\u201d Galadima stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Osita, an official from the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), clarified that the demolition would affect only non-indigenous structures lacking approval.<\/p>\n<p>Community leaders, however, urged the FCTA to handle the situation with sensitivity to avoid tension.<\/p>\n<p>They also called for a transparent review to ensure that only genuinely compensated individuals are affected.<\/p>\n<p>Following intense discussions, Galadima and the stakeholders agreed to reassess the situation, promising an amicable resolution that respects both the rule of law and the rights of community members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ifeoluwa Odunayo The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has announced plans to reclaim illegally occupied lands in the Research and Institution District of Abuja, pledging firm but fair action to restore order. Director of Development Control, Mukthar Galadima, revealed the move during a stakeholders&#8217; meeting with community representatives from Zhidu, Piwoyi, and Peace Village. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":61613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-61612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61612"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61614,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61612\/revisions\/61614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}