By Ben Adoga
The Federal Capital Territory Administration through it’s department of development control has started mapping structures in the Charley Boy area of Gwarinpa and EFAB Estate along the Ring Road 3 area of the territory for demolition.
Director of the FCT Development Control Department, Muhktar Galadima, who disclosed this shortly after inspecting the area, said the encroachment is stalling road construction and provision of other infrastructure in the new layout.
The Ring Road 3 which stretches from the Abuja Model City, popularly called Charly Boy Estate, to the EFAB Estate, is said to be part of the new layout currently being developed under phase three of the city development.
Galadima, who also inspected other areas with officials of relevant agencies, warned that any structure found contravening approved development plans in the FCT will be removed, as the Administration will not compromise standards.
Already, he said the departments of Survey and Mapping and that of Engineering design, have been asked to commence a mapping of the reservation corridor so as to determine the number of structures to be removed.
“We observed that some of the structures there are on our proposed corridor for Ring Road 3. We have therefore assigned responsibilities to the Department of Survey and Mapping as well as Engineering Design so that we can get the exact coordinates and alignments of the road, then we mark them on the ground and see the number of structures that are really encroaching on this corridor for further unnecessary action.
Speaking on the team’s visit to the Kaura Model Market and some areas in Wuse 2, Galadima said a lot of contraventions were observed, as business owners seem to desperately want to recoup their investments within the shortest time by converting every available space to business premises.
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He said the department will continue to carry out regular monitoring of the city’s development, to ensure that development is in consonance with what was approved.
The Director, therefore, advised investors and developers to always obey constituted authorities and ensure that properties are developed in line with the provisions of the Abuja master plan and other developing guidelines, warning that those who choose to do otherwise will be appropriately handled as specified by law.
Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, Alhaji Umar Shuaibu, pointed out that the contracts for some of the roads in the new layouts visited have already been awarded, but the contractors had to abandon job due to encroachment on such roads.
