The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has approved the immediate termination of the appointments of 21 heads of parastatals, agencies, and government companies of the FCT Administration (FCTA), Africa Today News, New York reports.
This was made public in a statement by his Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Anthony Ogunleye.
Wike also ordered the affected appointees to hand over the affairs of their offices to the most senior officers in rank.
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Below are the FCTA agencies:
1. DG, FCT Emergency Management Agency
2. Executive Secretary, FCT Primary Healthcare Board
3. Director General, Hospital Management Board
4. Director, Abuja Environmental Protection Board
5. Director, FCT Scholarship Board
6. Director FCT Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board
7. Director, Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board
8. Coordinator, Abuja Infrastructure Investment Centre
9. Director, FCT Health Insurance Scheme
10. Coordinator, Satellite Towns Development Department
11. Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council
12. Group MD/CEO, Abuja Investment Company Ltd
13. CEO/MD, Abuja Markets Management Ltd
14. MD/CEO, Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company
15. CEO/MD, Abuja Property Development Company
16. CEO/MD Abuja Technology Village Free Trade Zone Company
16. CEO/MD Abuja Film Village International
17. CEO/MD Powernoth AICL Equipment Leasing Company Ltd
18. MD Abuja Broadcasting Corporation
19. MD, Abuja Enterprise Agency
20. GM, FCT Water Board
Recall that Wike, had earlier in the week revoked 21 plots of land in Abuja’s Central Business District (CBD).
A revocation notice signed by the Permanent Secretary in the FCT Administration, Olusade Adesola said the minister took the decision, ‘in the exercise of the powers conferred on him under Section 28(5)(a) & (b) of the Land Use Act 1978’.
He said the lands were revoked ‘for continued contravention of the terms of development of the Right of Occupancy to wit non-development.’
Some of the allottees affected by the revocation include Lowe Lintas, Tourist Company of Nigeria, Coscharis Motors, CFA Motors, and Chidol Properties among others.
In another statement, the Director of Information and Communication in the FCTA, Muhammad Sule, said the minister has approved a three-month grace period for 189 titleholders, who have obtained Building Plan Approvals but are yet to commence development of on their property.
Among those given the three-month grace are 21 embassies, and 168 others.