The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will not hesitate to revoke or sanction any property owner in the FCT that fails to pay his or her Ground Rent.
Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS), Dr Isa Ibrahim Jalo, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, on Thursday.
He said the FCT administration has arrived at this decision after several public enlightenment and warnings to property owners in the territory to settle their outstanding Ground Rents failed to yield the desired results.
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According to the statement signed by Information and Customer Service of the agency, Sule Haruna, Dr Jalo reiterated that it is necessary for property owners to pay their proscribed fees to enable the government carry out its statutory duties especially fixing the infrastructural deficit in the Territory.
Dr Jalo emphasised that payment of Ground Rents is a legal responsibility of any property owner as enshrined in the Land Use Act of 1978 and upon accepting the offer it becomes incumbent on the beneficiaries to abide by the law.
According to him, “we have carried out several public enlightenments to sensitise and create awareness on the need for property owners to come forward and settle their liabilities, yet some of them remain adamant.
“Hence, the FCT Administration has no other option than to wield the big stick as the law will strictly be adhered to because the government requires these funds to provide security and basic infrastructure,” he stressed.
The director advised all plot allottees in the territory to always register their transactions relating to their property with the Abuja Geographic Information Systems and Land Administration Department in order to assist in firming up necessary data on property owners real-time.
Dr Jalo also remarked that this will go a long way in improving the security of lives and property of all the residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
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