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Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has tied the pace of infrastructure delivery in the FCT to revenue generation, land-use compliance, and what he described as collective civic responsibility.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of a Court of Appeal building in Abuja on Monday, Wike said his administration would continue to enforce land development regulations, stressing that underutilised land would be reclaimed for productive use.
“If I see anywhere that the land is not developed, I will take it and make sure those who want to develop it will develop it,” he said.
On financing public infrastructure, the minister linked visible development outcomes to revenue inflows and taxpayer compliance. He questioned public contribution levels, particularly around statutory payments tied to property and municipal services.
Wike urged residents and stakeholders to move beyond merely approving government projects and to actively support funding mechanisms that sustain them.
He maintained that compliance would determine continued access to land assets in the territory, warning that defaulting properties could be reassigned for development purposes.
The remarks come as the FCT administration continues an aggressive infrastructure rollout across Abuja, backed by intensified revenue drive measures targeting land use charges and related obligations.
