FCT MINISTER THREATENS TO REVOKE CoC OF ALLOTTEES

FCT Minister Senator Bala Mohammed has threatened to revoke the certificate of occupancy of allotees who fail to develop their plots at the Idu Industrial Layout. The Minister issued the warning at the Idu Industrial Layout in continuation of the National Good Governance Tour of projects in the FCT. He said the purpose of the project was to provide necessary infrastructure for the establishment of industries that would create employment in the territory. The project which is at 68% completion stage commenced in September 2003 at a cost of over N3 billion which was later revised to over N6 billion because it was a design and build project. The layout has an area of 588 hectares and is demarcated into 208 commercial and individual plots. Infrastructure being provided include road networks, culverts, vehicular and pedestrian bridges, sewage treatment plant, lorry parks, electric sub-station, water supply network, street lighting among others. Senato...

r Mohammed promised that the project would be completed within the lifespan of this administration. The National Good Governance Tour Team was also at the Karmo Residential District, which is meant to complement the Idu Industrial Layout in providing residential accommodation for the industrial workers. The project which is at 90% completion stage covers 700 hectares of land with 344 plots. Infrastructure being provided at the area include 160 kilometer road network, water supply, telecommunication ducts, sewage, culverts, bridges among others. The FCT Minister therefore appealed to land allotees in the District to develop their plots of land to fully utilise the infrastructure provided. In his remarks Information Minister Mr Labaran Maku said he was impressed by the quality of work carried out at the area.
Joseph Mutah