Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved the constitution of a vetting committee to scrutinise the sale of Federal Government houses in the FCT.
He also empowered the committee to investigate the titling of designated park plots, including the management of allied land parcels in Abuja.
The FCT Director of Land Administration, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, disclosed this at the inauguration of the vetting committees, saying it was constituted to implement ministerial directives, after irregularities and infractions were discovered in the sale of federal government houses in the FCT.
A statement signed by his Assistant Director of Information and Customer Service, Badaru Yakassai, on Saturday, the Director added ”that irregularities and fractions discovered include deviation from approval mandate, improper verifications, late payments, inadequate documentations, poor interdepartmental coordination and other specific infractions.
Nwankwoeze stated that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, approved the committees “with clear directives, mandates, and terms of reference, to ensure that all processes are completed within a reasonable time frame.”
The vetting team is expected “to restore order, accountability, and transparency in line with the original 2003–2005 monetisation and sales policy framework of the Federal Government.”