FCT demolitions
13 Dec
Senate, during its plenary, yesterday, urged the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration to suspend demolitions, except those already sanctioned by court orders, pending the outcome of an investigation into the exercise.
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Timi Frank, former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has strongly criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his silence regarding what he described as illegal and oppressive demolitions of properties in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the watch of Nyesom Wike, Minister of the FCT. In a statement issued in Abuja…
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In a strongly-worded appeal, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing demolitions in Abuja, which he claims are disproportionately affecting poor and vulnerable residents. Frank’s statement, issued from Abuja on Tuesday, accused Minister of the Federal Capital Territory…
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