Ground Rent: Wahala wear suit for Abuja as Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) don carry loudspeaker go diplomatic zone. Dem don tell 34 embassies say if dem no pay their ground rent wey don pile up since 2014, dem go face padlock ministry sharp-sharp come Tuesday. E no go be business as usual again o.
According toWetin them yan, na billions dey on top dis rent matter — N3.6 million na just the tip of the diplomatic iceberg. Meanwhile, some Nigerian bodies like PDP, FIRS and NAPTIP wey first land for the FCTA defaulter list don run go settle their own bill fast-fast. Nobody wan carry last for this kind embarrassment.
But some foreign embassies dey act like say dem no hear announcement. Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, don already revoke 4,794 property rights and give 14-day final warning — and that grace period go expire like expired suya today Monday. If you no settle, na lock-and-chain you go meet.
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As names begin show for FCTA list, some embassies start dey shout “Na lie! We no dey owe!” Russia Embassy first fire back say dem dey pay on time and get receipt full pass EFCC office. Turkey Embassy sef say dem never see any bill, maybe na “administrative error” wey carry dem name go put for debtor list.
German Embassy talk say nobody don serve dem official demand, and as far as dem sabi, dem no owe shishi. Dem even add say everything wey concern rent for 2024 don clear. Ghana say dem go holla Foreign Affairs Ministry to sort am. Sierra Leone say “we never hear anything,” say dem go check back after break. Diplomacy dey soft but confusion dey thick.
Meanwhile, FCT Minister spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, say no wahala — dem go investigate all dis “we no owe” noise. But as payment dey drop through Remita and online platforms, nobody go clear until embassies show their receipt like JAMB candidates wey wan enter exam hall.
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Analysts don begin raise eyebrow like suspicious landlord. Some dey quote the Vienna Convention wey talk say embassy land na like mini-country — make nobody enter anyhow. Former Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Amedu-Ode, say even if dem dey owe, you no fit just waka go lock their gate like pepper seller for market. “Handle am with diplomatic sense,” he yarn.
But FCTA dey insist say rent na rent — even if na alien from Mars open embassy for Abuja. Analyst Charles Onunaiju warn say touching embassy property fit trigger international gbas gbos wey go pass Twitter dragging. “Dem land na sovereign,” he talk. “If you padlock am, na protocol you break.”
Still, inside all dis noise, PDP, NAPTIP and FIRS don show maturity. FIRS even drag back when FCTA seal their office, talk say dem don pay since last year. FCTA say “okay, bring receipt,” and matter don rest. The real MVPs for this rent saga na those wey pay and move on — no drama, no long story.
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