The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has released a list of foreign embassies that are behind on their ground rent in Abuja. The total owed by these embassies amounts to $5.36 million.
In a memo titled “Final Notice on Payment of Outstanding Ground Rent in the FCT,” Wike has given the affected organizations a two-week ultimatum to settle their dues.
The notice reads, “All allottees, property owners, as well as beneficiaries of the sale of Federal Government Houses in the FCT who could not pay or settle their outstanding ground rents for the year 2023, are hereby advised in their interest to ensure payment within two weeks from the date of this publication, failure of which such titles shall be revoked.”
To facilitate reference, the names of the allottees and their corresponding outstanding ground rents have been provided.
