The Federal Capital Territory Administration is worried that many property owners in Abuja have not been forthcoming in the payment of taxes amounting to N29 billion on those buildings now sprawling across the city.

For this reason, the Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has once again pleaded with the property owners to pay up their taxes or face the wrath of the authorities.

Bello, who spoke to journalists in Abuja, pointed out that the money being tied down by the property owners would have significantly assisted by the administration in providing critical infrastructure if it had been paid by the defaulting entities and individuals.

The Federal Capital Territory Minister who spoke through the FCT Director of Information and Communication, Malam Muhammad Hazat Sule, said the administration had gone far with the provision of multi-million projects including the “six major road projects with several interchanges, culverts, and bridges, crisscrossing the Federal Capital City.

The FCT Administration spokesman emphasized that the on-going projects are clear pointers to the good intentions of the government and described the Parkway as the longest street in Abuja crisscrossing major districts in the FCT.