The Nigerian Senate has asked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to halt demolition of properties in the FCT, pending the conclusion of investigations by its ad-hoc committee.
The resolution was reached on Thursday following a motion raised by Senator Ireti Kingibe, who expressed concerns that the demolition in the FCT has taken a dangerous dimension.
Kingibe insisted that there was need for the Senate to intervene.
Parts of Kingibe’s motion read: “Further concerned that demolition in FCT is no longer in line with due process and that a cross section of individuals have suffered untold hardship occasioned by massive demolitions which has led to a loss of properties worth billions of naira.
“Note that the Federal Capital Administration, on the instruction of the Honorable Minister of Federal Capital Territory, embarked on massive demolition of structures within the Federal Capital Territory.
“Also note that the demolition, according to the FCT authority, was informed by illegal structures and non-development of allocated plots of land by the FCT administration
