en.Wedoany.com Reported - A plot of land originally designated for a general hospital in the Wuye District of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory has been converted to residential use, and related residential development activities are underway. A signboard at the construction site indicates the developer is Full Moon Property Development Company Limited. Another applicant, Aviation Enterprises Limited, had previously placed a signboard on the site stating that the property is the subject of litigation at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, with Full Moon Property Development Company Limited listed as one of the defendants.
The plot, numbered 546 B03, was initially designated for a district-level hospital and is classified as public land. Section 28 of the Land Use Act of 1978 empowers the Governor to revoke land rights on the grounds of overriding public interest, with subsection 28(b) defining overriding public interest as land required for public purposes. The Wuye District is now fully developed and meets the conditions for implementing the hospital project. The city's existing general hospitals are chronically overburdened, and many emergency patients requiring hospitalization are turned away from public hospitals due to a lack of beds.
The previous administration's encroachment on green areas under the Wike government has already led to the destruction of multiple water and sewer pipelines and the contamination of household water services, with consequential effects on residents' health. Before the establishment of the Federal Capital Territory, this land was occupied by Fulani pastoralists, who are the original inhabitants of the land and are legally entitled to resettlement elsewhere and compensation. Cattle grazing remains a significant challenge in the Abuja metropolitan area.
The Development Control Department inspected and sealed the residential construction site on Tuesday, but the developer subsequently unsealed it and continued development.
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