Al-amin Goringo —
The Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) last weekend revealed that it has withdrawn plots given to Ghanaian, Thai, and Malaysian embassies for impeding the building of a significant motorway in the nation’s capital, Abuja.
While updating the media on the organisation’s efforts to deliver essential national infrastructure, he said the properties in question located in Abuja’s diplomatic district, were designated for a replacement many years ago to make room for the Ring Road One interchange’s development on the busy Inner Southern Expressway.
Ahmad said replacement plots were offered at some of the new layouts, developed by the FCDA at Guzape ll, to assuage the embassies affected by the major infrastructural project.
He noted that the issues had been resolved at the diplomatic level, with the affected missions accepting the offer of replacement plots to pave the way for the construction of an interchange on that section of road.
“We had some challenges with diplomatic plots. At Ring Road One, we were supposed to have an interchange there, but we had challenges there due to diplomatic plots, Ahmad said.
“When you have an issue with an embassy, it is like having an issue with the government of that nation.
“There were a lot of diplomatic moves made to ensure the resolution, but we have replacement plots and they have indicated their readiness to accept this, and we will soon develop our interchange there”, he added.
