Sixty five Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and a coalition of Concerned Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents have knocked the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike over corruption in the land administration of the Abuja Masterplan.
The group, led by its convener, Alhaji Husseini Abubakar Agaire, alleged that Wike is gradually reversing key reforms made in the FCT’s land administration, particularly with respect to the Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS).
In a press conference over the weekend in Abuja, Agaire, who described corruption in Abuja land administration as worrisome also criticized Wike’s approach to FCT governance, likening his actions so far to his tenure as governor of Rivers State.
“After eight years in office, Nyesom Wike is still suffering from a power hangover that deludes him into thinking that every area he governs must answer to his whims and caprices. Unfortunately, he is now attempting to convert the FCT into his personal estate, as he did in Rivers State,” Agaire remarked.
The group expressed concerns about Wike’s handling of AGIS, a system designed to ensure transparency and reduce fraud in the management of land in the FCT.
“Wike is bent on dismantling AGIS, a system that has successfully reduced corruption in the FCT’s land management over the past 20 years.”
