BEVERLY HILLS, February 05, (THEWILL) – The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, Senator Dino Melaye, has revealed that former President Goodluck Jonathan and 29 others were allocated plots of land in the Maitama district of Abuja.
Melaye, who stated this on Friday, during a budget defence by the FCT ministry led by its Minister, Muhammed Bello, revealed that the plots of land were in a reserved area.
“The plots of land allocated to Jonathan and others in the Maitama District fall within an area designated for erection of tourist structure for foreign visitors,” he said
He listed former Justice Minister and Attorney-General of the Federation, Muhammed Bello Adoke; Former Bauchi State governor, Isa Yuguda; Acting National Chairman of PDP, Uche Secondus; late National Security Adviser, Andrew Okoye Azazi, among others, as beneficiaries of plots of land in the area.
Melaye said that his committee made the discovery when it embarked on oversight functions of agencies of government under them on the strength of Senate’s directive to all standing committees last week.
He said members of his committee besieged the plots of land in Maitama district and saw workers erecting structures on them.
He revealed that his committee had directed that work should stop on construction of buildings in the area and threatened to order the immediate revocation of the allocations.
Story by David Oputah
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