By Lateef Ibrahim
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday revealed how much the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), National Secretariat is owing the FCT Authority.
Lere Olayinka, Media aide to the Minister disclosed that Wadata Plaza which houses the PDP National Secretariat located at Wuse Zone 5 area of Abuja is owing the FCTA the sum of N7,603,504.31 as ground rent.
Posting on X, Olayinka said the sum was accrued from inability to pay ground rent for 28 years.
He wondered why the former ruling party had been unable to raise such money despite the huge amount made in the sales of forms.
Olayinka wrote: “GROUND RENT and the PDP Secretariat.
“On Wadata Plaza being used as PDP National Secretariat, N7,603,504.31 is being owed as 28 years Ground Rent.
“Meanwhile, I paid N2.7m for the PDP Nomination Form for the House of Reps in 2022.
“In my Federal Constituency, 3 of us who were aspirants paid N2.7m each, making N8.1m.”
On Monday, officials of the FCTA sealed up the building housing the Secretariat over default in paying ground rent.
On March 18, 2025, the FCTA revoked 4,794 land titles in the Central Area, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro, Maitama and Guzape districts.
These 4,794 properties were part of the 8,375 land titles which the owners defaulted in paying their ground rent for 43 years.
The building housing the PDP secretariat is part of the affected properties whose titles were revoked.
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