FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Monday issued a stern warning charging judges and justices in Abuja to pay their ground rent.
The minister warned that failure to pay these rents would result in confiscation of properties
He issued the warning during the commissioning of the newly constructed Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, Building to mark President Bola Tinubu’s third anniversary.
According to Wike, “Development means funding and you can’t have development when there are no funds. All of us are happy and clapping hands but have you asked yourself a question, have you played your own role as expected of good citizens?”
Additionally, the Minister instructed the leaders of the judiciary to constantly investigate how his administration obtains funds to start projects that will benefit them.
He added, “How many of us here have paid our ground rent and tenement rent, so it’s not enough to clap that we are happy, ask where did we get the money from?
“I have seen all the justices smiling, so if you know that you have not paid your ground rent, consider that the land will no longer belong to you, we will give it to those who can pay us ground rent to build public infrastructure.”
Speaking further, Wike expressed happiness over Tinubu’s support for his administration.
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Meanwhile, this following the minister’s earlier warning in November of 2025.
Wike cautioned that property owners who fail to settle their outstanding payments risk forfeiting their properties to the FCT Administration, stressing that there will be no further extension of the grace period.
He made the remarks while speaking to journalists after inspecting the ongoing construction of the six-lane road from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road 3 near Karmo in Abuja.
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