The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, disclosed that the University of Abuja grabbed 11,000 hectares of land in Gishiri area of Abuja.
Wike, however, said he reversed the university’s action and ordered that only 4,000 hectares should be allocated to the institution.
He disclosed this during the commissioning of newly constructed access roads in Gishiri District of Abuja to mark President Bola Tinubu’s second year in office.
The minister disclosed that the road construction helped stop the land grabbing venture by the university.
Wike said, “This road has helped us to stop the land grabbing by the university, the university on their own grabbed 11,000 hectares and I said that will not happen. No document, nothing. All you see is them fencing everywhere.
“I told the Director of Lands and other relevant agencies to carve out 4,000 hectares of lands and give to the university while the others were allocated because we are going to provide roads here.
“We can’t allow people to just wake up in the morning and start fencing without documents, that’s not the way we are supposed to work.”
The minister disclosed that the Gishiri District is open to most institutions like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to establish their academy.
“This Gishiri District has to be developed like other districts, what we have done is creating these access roads.
“This district like the executive secretary has said is going to have most institutions – the university, EFCC academy and all other institutions that are supposed to be here.
“So, Mr President, this will be an important district that will attract so many investors and of course, coming in here, you can see how beautiful it looks.
“If the National Assembly wants to have their own institution, we are ready to partner,” he said.
