Several Houses Marked For Demolition In Abuja Ahead Of Predicted

The Federal capital territory development authority says it will begin the  demolition of all structures erected on the waterway in Abuja and other parts of the territory.

Structures being targeted are those blocking water from flowing freely through its natural course.

However the Executive secretary of the FCDA, Sheu Ahmed, in a statement on Sunday, said such illegal structures were responsible for the recent flood recorded in parts of the city.

He said that the authority had to take such a tough decision to tackle man made problems caused by those violating the Abuja master plan.

Buildings in Trademore Estate had been severely marked for demolition.

Warnings have been given year after year but the occupants of the estate keep risking their lives and those of others.

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“By declaring Trademore a disaster zone, we have told the residents there to evacuate. The area is in a low-line zone which is not safe. Flooding can come at any time.

“They know this and have been experiencing it over the years,” the FCTA executive secretary stressed.

However, Ahmed who also doubles as the chairman of the special ministerial task force team on flood mitigation said a police station alongside other buildings will be demolished.

“We have the police station in Trademore that will be demolished. It will go alongside other buildings.

“We have engaged the FCT police command and have provided a suitable place for them to operate from and fight crime.”

According to Ahmed, the estate did not have FCDA approved building plan while adding that the area which has experienced repeated flooding can best be left as green areas and not residential.

He said further that the estate was just one of the areas in focus, noting that other areas in the FCT with structures built on flood plains would be demolished.