The Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), says it will demolish no fewer than 50 houses built on waterways at Mbora District in Abuja.
Executive Secretary, Umar Jibrin added that more houses to be demolished include those infringing on corridors of roads.
Jibrin made the disclosure on Monday in AbujA, when he led a delegation of the management staff of the FCDA to inspect infrastructural development within the district.
The three housing estates – Sil Estate, Efab City Estate and Citec Estate, all in Life Camp area – are located in the district.
Jibrin said that the FCDA would take stock of all the infractions and obstructions within the affected Estates in the district, carry out a lot of technical consultations with relevant stakeholders, and decide on when the demolition would start.
“What we have seen is very serious; there is so much infractions into the corridors of our roads.
There are other engineering services that usually come on our roads, like storm water, foul sewage and other services that come into the road used by residents.
“A lot of technical consultations will be done by our officials to see the extent of the obstructions. When we finished that, we will be able to say when the demolition machines will come because they will surely come.
“I can’t say how many houses will be affected now, but they are going to be so many, depending on what the technical people come out with.
“I don’t want to mention figures just because I want to see figures flying, but it will not be less than 50 houses,” Jibrin said.
The executive secretary enjoined developers to always adhere to conditions attached to the land allocated to them and ensure adequate consultations with the relevant agencies.
He said that any developer that failed to consult the FCDA officials before embarking on projects should blame himself when the consequences come.
He urged developers to know that Abuja was a planned city and stressed the need for people to contact relevant authorities in FCTA and FCDA so that they won’t work off the documentation.
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