Lere Olayinka, a media aide to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has given extra insights into the altercation between his principal and a Naval Lieutenant AM Yerima on a property within the Gaduwa space of Abuja on Tuesday, November 11.
Talking on Channels Tv on Wednesday, November 12, Olayinka stated the perceived proprietor of the property, a former Chief of Navy Workers, Retired Vice Admiral Gambo was scammed by the corporate that bought the land to him.
Olayinka stated, “That exact land was allotted to an organization in 2007, Santos Property Restricted, for park and recreation. The corporate didn’t do something on the land as a result of that place is a parkway, it’s a walkway, it’s a highway hall. You don’t construct there.”
The minister’s aide added that in 2022, the true property firm had written to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the minister for approval of the conversion of the property for business functions.
He added that whereas that request was nonetheless within the pipeline, the corporate went forward to promote the property to the previous CNS.
He stated, “Most likely in anticipation of the Minister’s approval for conversion, the person determined to partition the land allotted to him, for park and recreation, and now bought to individuals, together with the previous Chief of Naval Workers.
“And that’s the reason, I need to say right here that the Chief of Naval Workers was scammed, he was scammed and he has realized that he was scammed. As an alternative of him to now come out and searching for assist, he resorted to utilizing army would possibly,” Olayinka said.
Persevering with, Olayinka famous that in 2022, the minister of the FCT had declined the request for the conversion of the property in query from ‘Park and Leisure’ use to business function.
He stated, “That was the place it ended however he had already bought the land to individuals, in all probability giving them the impression that the Land Use will change, Wike was the Minister then. Now after promoting land allotted to you for parks and recreation for individuals to construct homes, who ought to the previous Chief of Naval Workers go and maintain accountable? The one who scammed him or the federal government?”
In accordance with him, the previous CNS has chosen to not maintain the corporate and one who scammed him accountable however has resorted to the usage of army would possibly to intimidate employees of the FCTA, resulting in the minister’s go to to the property on Tuesday.
“Now once more, that individual portion has now been re-designated for the aim of public and cooperate constructing, not residential, which means that you just can not construct residential homes there. That’s one. In order of right now, Vice Admiral Gambo doesn’t have a title doc exhibiting that he owns the land; he doesn’t personal the land.
“Now, assuming however not conceding that he has title paperwork and he owns the land, earlier than you start growth of land there are processes you will need to move by way of, and considered one of such processes is that you will need to have a constructing plan exhibiting what you need to placed on the land.
“And you’ll take your constructing plan to the event management, the query Nigerians ought to ask Vice Admiral Gambo is, did he take his constructing plan on that land to growth management and did growth management approve the constructing plan,” Olayinka stated.