Over 10 Illegal Buildings on Abuja Green Area Marked for Demolition – FCTA

The Development Control Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has been given 48 hours by the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council to destroy

The Development Control Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has been given 48 hours by the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council to demolish over ten duplexes situated on a green space.
The directive was issued in Abuja on Thursday by Coordinator Mr. Felix Obuah during a joint inspection of unlawful constructions being built throughout the metropolis.

The duplexes were constructed without permission on a green space in Wumba District, near Apo in Abuja, according to Obuah.
According to him, the developer had previously been asked to halt operations, including marking the structures, by development control officials.

The developer, he claimed, disregarded the order, even covering the building’s stop order, and proceeded with the work.

The coordinator said that the developer had forced the council to tear down every building that was not permitted.

When we asked the developer to furnish legal documentation for the operations he is conducting, we all found that there is no paper, no approval, and no allocation.

I requested that he cease his job, but as you can see, it is still ongoing.

“Therefore, every single property you see here is going down,” he continued.

According to him, the FCT Administration would not put up with any developments that went against the Abuja Master Plan’s provisions.

Mr. Mukhtar Galadima, the Director of Development Control, added that no authority has given the developer their approval.

We didn’t approve the developer, and if you look around, you’ll notice that we marked these buildings at various points in their development.

As I informed my colleagues, Nigerians only speak the language of the bulldozers that will demolish the buildings, which is regrettably why people dislike respecting established authorities.

More than ten buildings are under consideration; some have roofs, while others do not.

“So, in less than 48 hours, everything here will go down,” he warned, adding that development control would arrive with its bulldozers.

Additionally, Mr. Chidemelu Echee, Director of Parks and Recreation for FCTA, stated that Abuja was planned in neighborhoods to guarantee harmony between the natural environment and building architecture.

According to Echee, it is regrettable that anyone would enter a location like this and begin destroying the natural habitat at random without permission.

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“When we discuss global warming of the entire system, this is a contributing factor, making it a disaster waiting to happen.”

According to Mr. Osilama Braimah, Director of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board, if the illegal structures are permitted to remain, the people will have to deal with the consequences of living without flora and trees.

When discussing the effects on the environment, Braimah clarified that the growing number of concrete structures retains and radiates heat, increasing the temperature of the surrounding area.

He thinks that having specific green areas is crucial to preserving a comfortable temperature.

“Everything covered in concrete inhibits percolation, which increases flooding downstream.

“To counteract this, we need to protect green spaces to support groundwater recharge, percolation, and the upkeep of healthy wells and boreholes.”