Nyeson Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has revoked 165 land allocations, some of which belonged to prominent Nigerians.
Those affected include former governors, ex-ministers, former senators, and other categories of people and companies. Some of those affected are Peter Obi, former Anambra State governor and candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election; former Cross River and Plateau governors respectively, Liyel Imoke and Joshua Dariye; former Senate Chief Whip, Udoma Udoma, first Minister of Niger Delta, Ufot Ekaette and late publisher of Leadership Newspaper, Sam Nda-Isaiah.
Others include former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Kanu Agabi (SAN); and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), the late Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye. The revocation order issued through a public notice was published as an advertorial in Friday’s edition of The Nation.