The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Abbas Tajudeen has declared that he does not have any unpaid land title in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Speaker’s declaration comes on the heels of the publication of revoked land titles by the FCT administration.
Abbas stated the he owned only one land that was allocated to him and that he has since October 2024 paid off all outstanding dues on the land.
Speaking through a press statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser Media, Musa Kirshi, the Speaker maintained that it was an “error” for the FCT administration to include his name on the list of those whose land allocations were revoked for nonpayment of title fees.
The statement reads:
“The attention of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, 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.