The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has shut the secretariat of the dissolved Ad-hoc Committee on Sales of Federal Government Houses (SFGH) in the domain.

In a statement yesterday, his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, said the minister also approved the creation of a division in the FCT Department of Land Administration for matters relating to the sale of federal government houses, which the defunct SFGH used to handle.

According to the statement, the secretariat had been retained after the completion of the committee’s assignments to attend to issues arising from the committee’s activities, but has now been formally shut down alongside the dissolved committee.

“With the formal closure of the secretariat, the general public is enjoined to henceforth approach the Department of Land Administration on all issues relating to the sale of federal government houses in the FCT,” the statement read.

The FCT Administration also cautioned members of the public to be wary of fraudsters parading as staff, officers or members of the defunct ad-hoc committee and its secretariat, stressing that both bodies no longer exist.