Threatening to withdraw the Certificates of Occupancy from land parcels owned by well-known people and corporate entities in Abuja is the Federal Capital Territory Administration.

The FCTA said in a notification on Friday that landowners in Abuja’s Maitama district are affected by the notice and have two weeks to make any unpaid C of O payments or face having their property rights revoked.

The notice’s justification, according to the government, was the district’s infrastructure development.

A demand notice for payment of right of occupancy bills for issuing of Certificates of Occupancy on all lands assigned at Maitama II District, Cadastral Zone, A10, Abuja was sent to 3,273 allottees. The notification was valid for two weeks.

“The Federal Capital Territory Administration is carrying out infrastructural development in Maitama II (A10) District through the Federal Capital Development Authority,” the notice states.

It is thus informed that any allottees who have not paid their bills in full for the Certificate of Occupancy do so within two (2) weeks after the date of this publication.

“All affected allottees are notified that the honourable minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may revoke the offers of Rights of Occupancy (R-of-O) over the aforementioned plots of land, and the lands may be reallocated, if all outstanding land bills, rents, fees, and charges are not paid within the grace period.”

The children of former President Muhammadu Buhari, Yusuf and Zahra Buhari; Femi Gbajabiamila, President Bola Tinubu’s chief of staff; Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen; Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume; Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; Former Senate President Bukola Saraki; Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara; and Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege are among the landowners impacted.

On the list were former labour and employment minister Chris Nigige, minister of agriculture and food security Abubakar Kyari, and minister of sports John Eno.

Theodore Orji, Rochas Okorocha, Ibikunle Amosun, Tanko Al-Makura, Joshua Dariye, Gabriel Suswam, Ibrahim Shekarau, Okezie Ikpeazu, Jonah Jang, Seriake Dickson, Adamu Muazu, and Bukar Abba Ibrahim are among the former governors identified on the list.

The list includes the House Leader, Julius Ihonvbere, Wole Oke, Kabiru Gaya, Ben Bruce, David Umaru, Saliu Mustapha, Biodun Olujimi, Andy Uba, Sunday Karimi, Olumide Osoba, Nicholas Ossai, Emmanuel Bwacha, Osita Izunaso, and Dino Melaye, among other serving and former lawmakers.

A few others are Timothy Golu, Edward Pwajok, Ali Ndume, Ben Obi, Binta Garba, Khadijat Ibrahim, Beni Lar, Leo Ogor, Darlington Nwokocha, Petet Nwaoboshi, Oker Jev, Lynda Ikpeazu, and Teslim Folarin.

Adamu Abdullahi, a former APC national chairman, and Ameh Ebute, the president of the third Republic Senate, are on the list.