In a bid to curb the problem of massive unoccupied buildings in Abuja, the Federal Government has warned the owners of unoccupied buildings to occupy their houses or be forced to pay triple ground rent for their properties.
This declaration was made by the Minister of Housing, Arc. Ahmed Dangiwa, after touring several government housing construction sites in Abuja and Niger State.
The locations the minister visited during the tour of the Federal Capital City and the vicinity included the Mega City Project by Kubwa Express, the Apo-Guzape Housing Project, the Prototype Housing Scheme, Suleja, and the Federal Integrated Staff Housing (FISH) programme.
Dangiwa argued that when the ground rent of the several houses and estates in Abuja is tripled, owners of unoccupied buildings would be compelled to give them out to tenants.
The minister further disclosed that the government was about to commence a census of the estates that are not occupied in the capital city.
