US EditionNigeria: Sealing Embassies Could Lead to Diplomatic Crisis for Nigeria - Falana Warns Wike
- Human rights lawyer Femi Falana cautioned on June 10, 2025, that the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s move to close embassies due to outstanding ground rent payments could trigger a major diplomatic conflict for Nigeria.
- This warning follows the Federal Capital Territory Administration under Minister Nyesom Wike ordering enforcement on thousands of properties, including 34 embassies, for ground rent arrears spanning 10 to 43 years.
- Falana emphasized that the Vienna Convention grants embassies immunity from such actions and highlighted that Nigerian courts prohibit property sealing without due process.
- The affected embassies collectively owe about N3,662,196 in ground rent, while President Bola Tinubu granted a 14-day grace period ending June 9 for defaulters to comply.
- Falana called for respect of constitutional and international law, warning that disregarding these could damage Nigeria’s diplomatic relations and undermine the rule of law.
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Nigeria: Sealing Embassies Could Lead to Diplomatic Crisis for Nigeria - Falana Warns Wike
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has issued a strong caution to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, against any move to seal embassies or foreign missions in Abuja over unpaid ground rents.
Falana warns FCTA against sealing of embassies - Daily Trust
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has faulted the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) over threats to seal embassies and other properties in Abuja over unpaid ground rent, describing the move as illegal and diplomatically dangerous. Falana, speaking on Channels Television today, during an interview, said that any attempt to close embassies violates the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which guarantees the inviolabili…
Ground rent: Sealing embassies will lead to diplomatic crisis for Nigeria - Falana warns Wike
Activist lawyer Femi Falana has cautioned the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, against sealing off embassies over non-payment of ground rent. Falana warned the FCTA, under the leadership of Minister Nyesom Wike, that sealing off embassies located in Abuja would lead to a serious diplomatic crisis for Nigeria. On the orders of Wike, officials of FCTA had embarked on sealing off some properties over failure to pay ground rent. Follo…
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