FCTA Forms Committees to Regularize Land Allocations for Area Councils and Mass Housing
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), under FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, has approved the constitution of Vetting Teams to fast-track the regularization of land allocations by the six Area Councils in Abuja. These teams were inaugurated with clear mandates and timelines to resolve long-standing issues related to the titling of mass housing plots and Area Council land allocations.
The initiative aims to ensure that all subscribers of mass housing units are captured and issued individual titles, thereby restoring public confidence in land administration within the FCT.
This move is part of the Accelerated Area Council Title and Sectional Title Reissuance Scheme (AACSTRIS) and aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ for efficient governance and development.
The FCTA has also set procedures for beneficiaries to collect offer letters, make payments, and accept titles within specified deadlines to secure their land rights.
The FCT Director of Land Administration, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, stated this while inaugurating the Vetting Teams in his office.
The Director reiterated that the Minister approved the constitution of the Vetting Teams with a clear directives, mandates and terms of reference to ensure that all processes are completed within a reasonable time frame.
According to him, the constituted Vetting Teams will resolve the age long problems of titling of Mass Housing plots.
He said that with this approach, all subscribers of unit houses in the Mass Housing Programmes will be captured and be given titles for their individual housing units.
Nwankwoeze emphasized that the government has deployed machinery to put to rest all lingering issues affecting the Area Councils plots allocation regularization and titling of delivered houses in all Mass Housing programmes.
The Director said that the constitution of the Teams will ensure sanitation of land administration and restore public confidence in the management of land assets in the Territory, because the Minister has the ‘political will’ to drive it to logical conclusion.
Nwankwoeze described the Vetting Teams as a bold and irreversible step toward restoring sanity and public trust in the FCT’s land system.
He called for understanding and cooperation of developers as well as the prospective titleholders; assuring that the FCT administration was committed to effective service delivering to all developers, titleholders and would-be titleholders, in consonance with the principles and aspirations of the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
