The Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) has called for enhanced collaboration among departments in the Federal Capital Territory Administration to effectively combat land grabbing.
In a statement recently in Abuja, the Executive Director of HDAN, Festus Adebayo, underscored the importance of departments in FCTA to strengthen collaboration to address the issue of land grabbing in the capital city.
He pointed out that insufficient coordination among departments had fuelled the rise in land-grabbing activities.
Adebayo decried the negative impact of land grabbing on investments in the sector, urging the FCTA and other departments to work together to restore order in the sector.
“We have received numerous reports of land grabbers operating in the FCT. These individuals exploit the gaps within various agencies to carry out their criminal activities. Departments must collaborate, especially now that a committed minister is working to elevate the FCT,” Adebayo said.
The group emphasised that the lack of departmental coordination had resulted in the escalation in land-grabbing activities, impacting land allocation, urban and regional planning, land data management, and development control.
Adebayo further assured that increased synergy among departments would yield positive results in the long term for the real estate sector.
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