I Will Remove You From There, Wike Warns FCDA Boss The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to sack the Acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr. Richard Dauda, following allegations that a few displaced residents of Gishiri community were offered as little as N72,000 in indemnification for their demolished homes.
The Round Table understands that the controversy stems from the construction of Arterial Road N16, which passes through Gishiri in Katampe District. The project has been stalled due to unresolved commutation and relocation issues affecting 455 residents whose homes were impacted.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting on Monday in Abuja, Wike expressed anger over reports of irregularities in the indemnification process and reproved Dauda against some fraudulent activities.
“Go and pay people their money, the exact quantum. The one I agreed. Cause I’m hearing so many things. If you are doing any deal and I unearth out, you will regret it,” Wike counseled. “Give people their inbred money. The day I hear such things again, you will inform me how. I will remove you from there.”
The minister prioritised that commutation should be paid based on legal ownership, not ethnicity or background.
“Government does not pay commutation based on where you come from. Compensation is based on who has papers there. If a road is passing through your land, you deserve to be paid. Nobody should be dismissed because they are non-indigenes.”
Gishiri youth leader, Umaru Godwin, implicated Engr. Dauda of disregarding Wike’s directives regarding their relocation.
He suggested that, instead of providing a suitable resettlement area, the FCDA recommended a water-logged site unfitting for construction.
Another community member, Princess Juliet Jonah, said that residents were demonstrating because they were offered a meager N72,000 per building, far below expected indemnification rates.
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Published 3/18/2025