Landowners at Zaudan Pazeri and Filindabo layouts under the auspices of Zaudan Pazeri Property Owners Association in Dei-dei district of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have appealed to the Minister, Mallam Mohammed Bello to come to their aid and settle the issues between them and the FCT authorities.
Chairman of the Association, Elder Friday Ugoala explained that with the complexity of the case in court, the association has the faith that the present administration will not spend energy and scarce resources to defend what they described as illegality meted out to over 1000 landowners.
Ugoala expressed the hope that the administration will call them to settle the issues by granting them the right to develop their plots and that their plots remain as allotted.
He added that they have the faith that he will do it.
“The last administration knew what they did in the first place, that has been the case in Nigeria society, that when those in authority suppress the poor masses and the masses will take it as a way of life.
“But the 1000 people affected in this case have refused to take it like that. We have made it public that we are available for out of court settlement, which they have not shown any interest,” he said.
According to Ugoala, the emergence of Mallam Mohammed Bello is a good omen to oppressed residents of the FCT like them, because is it known that the FCT Minister is a man of the masses and his administration is a masses driven one.
“So, seeing that the masses are fighting for a just course, we have no iota of doubt that this present administration will order a reversal to what was on ground, concerning Zaudan Pezerri and Phillindabo layouts.
“We sincerely beg FCT Minister to order a reversal to what was on ground, Zaudan Pazeri and Filindabo layouts have received Ministerial approval and they are authentic layouts. All that they required for us to do we complied, we made all the necessary payments, the files, processing fees, and everything, they were computerised and regularised.
“So, anything on the contrary, means injustice. We are begging the present administration to see to our plight, so that we can develop our plots and have places to call our own. Been tenants here and there are an embarrassment for us,” he said.