The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned the owners of event centres, hotels, and other public facilities in Abuja, cautioning that their property titles risk revocation if they allow their venues to be used by what it described as illegal organisations.
Key Highlights:
- The Federal Capital Territory Administration warned event centres and hotels against hosting gatherings linked to illegal organisations.
- Authorities said property titles could be revoked for violating approved land-use conditions.
- The directive was announced by Lere Olayinka.
- The FCTA said monitoring of hotels and public venues would be intensified for security reasons.
- Facility owners were also advised to deal only with INEC-recognised political party leaderships during political activities.
The directive, contained in a statement on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, said land allocations within the FCT are strictly tied to lawful usage and public interest compliance.
According to the administration, any deviation from approved use—particularly permitting gatherings linked to unlawful groups—will attract strict sanctions, including withdrawal of title documents.
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“Going forward, title documents of any event centre, hotel or public building that is used for the gathering of illegal organisations will be revoked,” the statement warned.
The FCTA said the directive is part of broader security measures aimed at tightening surveillance on public venues in the territory, amid concerns over potential infiltration by groups capable of disrupting public peace.
It added that monitoring of event centres and hospitality facilities would be intensified to ensure compliance with security protocols and lawful assembly requirements.
“In view of the need to further ensure the security of lives and properties in the FCT… usage of event centres, hotels and other public buildings will now be closely monitored,” the statement said.
The administration also placed responsibility on facility owners to verify the legality of organisations before approving bookings, warning that negligence would no longer be excused.
In a more politically sensitive clause, the FCTA urged operators to be cautious in dealings with political groups, insisting that only recognised party leadership structures should be allowed to access such venues, particularly as political activities heighten ahead of future elections.
“For instance, in this political season, owners of event centres and hotels… must ensure that they only deal with Independent National Electoral Commission-recognised leadership of political parties,” it added.
The warning comes amid increasing political mobilisation and security anxieties in Abuja, where authorities have repeatedly expressed concern over the use of public facilities for meetings considered unauthorized or potentially destabilising.
The administration insisted that enforcement would not be symbolic, stressing that non-compliance could result in outright revocation of property rights.
