Your Houses At Wrong Locations In Abuja Will Be Demolished: Wike

The former Rivers governor issued the threat on Monday during a press briefing shortly after Wike and 44 others were sworn in as Abuja ministers following President Bola Tinubu’s appointments.

The new Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has threatened to demolish houses built at the wrong locations in Abuja, even if the owners of such structures are ministers or ambassadors.

Your house will go down if you build illegally’ — Wike tells Abuja residents,

The former Rivers governor issued the threat on Monday during a press briefing shortly after Wike and 44 others were sworn in as Abuja ministers following President Bola Tinubu’s appointments.

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According to Wike, houses built at illegal locations in Abuja to distort the city’s master plan will be demolished irrespective of the position of its owner.

Wike said, “All those people who are distorting the masterplan of Abuja, too bad. It will go down if you know you have built where you are not supposed to make it.

“Be you a minister of anywhere, be you an ambassador; if you know you have developed where you were not supposed to create, your house must go down.

“Those who have taken over the green areas to build, sorry, our parks must return. The green areas must come back. If you hate green, you must hate yourself,” Wike said.

Asked whether the demolition threat is a witch-hunt against his perceived enemies, the FCT minister said that his task was to return the capital territory to what it used to be rather than as a witch-hunt against anyone.

“Say the truth; you don’t like those who step on toes. I will step on my toes.

“The big and mighty, I will step on them. If you are doing what is wrong, I will do what I am supposed to,” he said.