The Speaker of the House of Representatives has denied owing the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) any outstanding land fees.

He made the clarification in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi on Friday, following reports that the Speaker and some other prominent personalities had failed to pay prescribed fees to the FCTA.

However, the Speaker in his response stated that, he has paid all outstanding fees due to the FCTA since October.

It reads, “The attention of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, GCON, has been drawn to reports in both the print and electronic media to the effect that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) revoked land titles in the FCT, belonging to certain individuals, including the Speaker, due to non-settlement of outstanding payments.

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“For the record, His Excellency, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, GCON, has only one land allocated to him in the FCT, and has since settled his outstanding payment in October 2024, following the FCTA’s newspapers’ publications to that effect.

“It is, therefore, an error for the FCTA to include his name among those having outstanding payments, leading to the revocation of the land titles. The FCTA is advised to be more circumspect in handling such issues.”

The Speaker therefore cautioned the media to always verify their facts before going to press with such issues.

The statement added, “The media are, therefore, urged to desist from further publishing or spreading such misleading information about the person of the Speaker.”