The Federal Capital Territory Administration under the leadership Nyesom Wike has warned owners of event centres, hotels and other public facilities in Abuja against allowing their premises to be used by illegal organisations or political party factions not recognised by the electoral authorities.
The administration said title documents of any property used for gatherings organised by unlawful groups or unrecognised political party leaderships risk revocation.
The warning was conveyed in a statement issued on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka.
According to the statement, the move is part of measures aimed at strengthening security in the nation’s capital and supporting ongoing operations by security agencies.
“In view of the need to further ensure the security of lives and properties in the FCT and sustain the efforts of security agencies in this regard, usage of Event Centres, Hotels and other public buildings will now be closely monitored,” the statement read.
It added that the directive was designed to ensure that such facilities “are not used by illegal organizations for gatherings capable of disrupting the peace of the nation’s capital.”
The FCTA urged owners and operators of event centres, hotels and public facilities to properly verify the legality of organisations seeking to use their premises and ascertain the purpose of such gatherings before granting approval.
The administration particularly cautioned operators to deal only with leaderships of political parties recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, especially amid heightened political activities ahead of the 2027 elections.
“For instance, in this political season, owners of Event Centres and Hotels in particular must ensure that they only deal with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recognised leadership of political parties in respect of the use of their facilities, and proper records of transactions must be kept,” the statement said.
It warned further that, “Failure to comply with this directive will result to revocation of the title documents such properties.”
The FCTA stressed that lands allocated within the Federal Capital Territory are meant strictly for lawful activities and must not be used in ways capable of threatening public peace and order.
The warning comes amid reports that a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Kabiru Turaki planned to ratify the nomination of former President Goodluck Jonathan during a presidential primary scheduled for Saturday, May 30.
