Nigeria, March 18 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, announced that the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) now belongs to the FCT Administration.

This decision follows the revocation of the party's right to the property due to unpaid ground rent for 20 years.

The revocation notice, dated March 13, 2025, and titled "Notice of Revocation of Right of Occupancy," was signed by the Director of Land Administration, FCT, Chijioke Nwankwoeze.

The notice states that the PDP failed to pay the annual ground rent for the property located at Plot 243 in the Central Area District, Abuja, from January 1, 2006, to January 1, 2025.

Despite multiple reminders published in national newspapers and...