Officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), acting on the directive of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, have sealed the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja.
The closure of the PDP headquarters, located at Wadata Plaza in Wuse Zone 5, occurred at exactly 2:06 p.m. when FCTA personnel arrived and locked the main entrance gate.
The FCTA also sealed an Access Bank branch, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and a Total petrol station located in Wuse, Abuja, due to the non-payment of ground of 34 years.
This development comes just a day after the FCTA issued a public notice regarding the enforcement of land revocations affecting 4,794 properties. The revocations, according to the administration, are due to the non-payment of ground rent, with some defaulters owing for periods ranging from 10 to 43 years.
The sealing of the PDP secretariat appears to be part of this broader effort to reclaim properties that have not met statutory obligations.
Recall that Wike last Tuesday revoked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat’s land, housing the famous Wadata House in Abuja.
The minister issued the revocation notice in a letter dated March 13, 2025, titled “Notice of right of occupancy with file no: MISC 81346 in respect of plot no: 243 within Central Area District, Abuja,” on Tuesday.
The Director, Land Administration (FTC), Chijioke Nwankwoeze, signed the revocation notice.
The director, in the statement, said the leading opposition party has failed to pay the annual ground rents due on the property for twenty (20) years, from January 1, 2006, to January 1, 2025, despite many publications in several national dailies and electronic media to pay up every outstanding bill and ground rent on its property.
