Housing Justice Movement Accuses FCT Minister Wike Of Grand Plot To Privatise Jabi Lake Park, Displace Poor Residents | Sahara Reporters

According to the group, the project has already triggered demolitions and displacement since March.

The Housing Justice Movement has accused the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the minister, Nyesom Wike, of attempting to illegally privatise Jabi Lake Park through what it described as a secretive luxury tourism project that threatens the livelihoods of hundreds of ordinary residents, traders and small business owners in Abuja.

In a statement issued on April 23, 2026, the group condemned the ongoing fencing and demolition activities around the popular recreational facility, warning that the move would deny poor Nigerians access to one of the few remaining public green spaces in the nation’s capital.

The statement, signed by Ogunlami Opeyemi Benjamin on behalf of the movement, alleged that the FCTA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with private firms on February 13, 2026, to convert the Jabi Lake Waterfront into what authorities reportedly described as a “luxury tourism destination.”

According to the group, the project has already triggered demolitions and displacement since March.