Those who built buildings at the Abuja Technology Village without permission have been given a deadline by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to relocate or risk legal repercussions.
The order was given on Monday while the Pyakasa, Abuja, site was being inspected.
Earlier today, Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Science and Technology, accompanied Wike to the location.
According to the minister for the Federal Capital Territory, the illegal squatters were told to vacate and were given an offer of settlement by the Federal Government in 2015.
In spite of this, he noticed that the neighborhood’s housing stock kept growing, calling for the imposition of stringent regulations to bolster the government’s message.
In response to the most recent development, the Federal Government’s Minister of Science and Technology stated that the Abuja Technology Village is crucial since it houses cutting-edge technologies that the government plans to implement.
He pointed out that in order to draw investors and successfully meet its goals, the area must be clearly defined.
FCTA Notifies Mpape Market Traders of Their Quit.
A one-week notice to leave a designated portion of the market was previously given to vendors at the busy Maple Village market in Bwari portion Council of the Federal Capital Territory.
As of right now, parking lots, hospitals, and police and fire stations are all located in this section.
It is reported that earlier, during their visit to the market, representatives from the Bwari Area Council and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) stormed the area and personally gave the notification to the traders.
Many vendors in the market had become embroiled in disputes with other vendors who were purportedly working with the Bwari Area Council officials and a private developer in charge of the market’s continuous renovation.
These vendors hindered the group’s attempts to recover the space set aside for the building of vital amenities such a parking lot, hospital, fire and police stations, and other facilities that are critical to the renovation of the market.
The conflict started when the affected traders’ leaders got into a heated argument with other vendors who they believed were working with government officials to take back control of the area in question.
It was a chaotic scene as some traders vented their frustrations, while others chose to use stones as a form of protest.
The idea to renovate the market was first conceived in 2005, according to Mr. Audu Amos, Head of Logistics for Bwari Area Council, who made this revelation in an interview with reporters.
