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Sections News Editorial/Opinion Cover Choice Arts & Life Business Politics Sports   Subscription Form Click here       Daily Independent Online.         * Friday,July 16, 2004. Land allocation: 10 FCT officials under probe By Dan Alo Correspondent, Lagos   Officials of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ministry whose names appear in the approval of the illegal structures are under probe. FCT Minister Nasir el-Rufai said they issued legal documents for the erection of some of the buildings currently being pulled down in the on- going demolition exercise in Abuja. He spoke in an interview in Lagos without stating how many of the officials are involved in the shady deal of approving construction of buildings in unapproved areas, altering the city’s original plan in the process. Investigations, however, showed that 10 officials have been pencilled down for trial. Their names and signatures appear consistently in the approval of the structures. Said el-Rufai: “We are aware that some individuals in the ministry before now had been in the habit of helping people to acquire landed properties on unapproved sites, but we cannot just send them away like that. Sometimes it is a case of omission, but those that we see that have their names in this kind of business for more than once will be probed. “This is a serious case, because they have made the government lose so much money. For every building we pull down we pay compensation, and they cause heart aches to people. Imagine the feelings of those affected in the demolition. This issue will be treated with all the seriousness it deserves”. The government plans a mortgage facility for individuals to acquire property in the new satellite estates in Abuja and, to ensure transparency, names of those freshly issued with certificates of occupancy (C-of-Os) and allotted flats would be published. The FCT Ministry has presented before the Federal Executive Council (FEC) a proposal for the allocation of land in Abuja. Under the new regime, provided principles in the original master plan are adhered to, it would be possible to have a C-of-O processed in one week. “We will also consider the applications for land since 1980; those that we find relevant will immediately be allocated,” Rufai explained.       Copyright� 2002. All Rights Reserved Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.dailyindependentng.com e-mail: [email protected]

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