The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has clarified that, contrary to recent media reports, he does not owe any outstanding payments to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for land titles.
In a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, Hon.
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Abbas explained that he owns only one land in the FCT and has fully settled the outstanding payment as of October 2024, following the FCTA’s newspaper notices regarding the matter.
He attributed the inclusion of his name in the list of those with outstanding payments to an error on the part of the FCTA, which led to the revocation of his land titles.
The Speaker called on the FCTA to exercise greater caution in handling such matters to avoid similar misunderstandings in the future.
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“The attention of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, GCON, has been drawn to reports in both the print and electronic media to the effect that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) revoked land titles in the FCT, belonging to certain individuals, including the Speaker, due to non-settlement of outstanding payments.
“For the record, His Excellency, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, GCON, has only one land allocated to him in the FCT, and has since settled his outstanding payment in October 2024, following the FCTA’s newspapers’ publications to that effect.
“It is, therefore, an error for the FCTA to include his name among those having outstanding payments, leading to the revocation of the land titles. The FCTA is advised to be more circumspect in handling such issues.
“The Speaker cautions the media to always verify their facts before going to press with such issues.
“The media are, therefore, urged to desist from further publishing or spreading such misleading information about the person of the Speaker,” the statement warned.
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