By Festus Fifen

Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday Inaugurated a task force to critically examine the land swap initiative started by his predecessors.

The land swap initiative which was introduced in 2012 had suffered setbacks, due to several factors including lack a workable policy statement.

Other challenges that bedeviled the initiative included agitation for integration, instead of relocation by some indigenous communities that will be affected by initiative.

The Minister noted that the taskforce working on the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy ( C of O), was being empowered to handle all the complaints about the land swap.

Wike disclosed that several stakeholders have raised a lot of concerns about the initiative, hence the need to quickly review it and come up with a workable solution.

He directed the taskforce to review the agreement and all other documents that have relevant information on the initiative.

The taskforce that is headed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Lands, Urban and Regional Planning, Michael Chinda, has the mandate to work and deliver results within two months.

In his words, ” we have had a lot of complaints about land swap.You have been mandated to look at the agreement and consider its favourability to government”