IBB Golf Club seeks annual ground rent waiver from FCTA

IBB Golf Club seeks annual ground rent waiver from FCTA
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By Kabir Muhammad
Abuja, Nov. 28, 2016 (NAN) Maj.-Gen. IBM Haruna, Chairman, Board of Trustees, IBB International Golf Club, on Monday asked the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to waive the annual ground rent paid by the club.
Haruna made the call when members of the club visited Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, in Abuja.
The chairman also appealed to the minister and his counterpart in the Federal Ministry of Environment to pay the club annual subvention for the maintenance of its grounds.
Haruna lauded the efforts of the current FCT administration in the areas of security, environment and road rehabilitation.
Responding, the FCT minister said the administration would assist to bring back the club’s past glory to enable it take its proper position as heritage tourism landmark in the country.
According to Bello, the club is an international tourism landmark that should be restored to the first class standard it was at inception.
“We must join hands to strengthen the beauty and serenity of the place for the benefit of the entire Federal Capital City, Abuja,” the minister said.
He promised to visit the club to identify the cause of flooding and its attendant deposit of waste on the grounds.
Bello pledged that the problem would be identified and solved before the next raining season.
He said that this would go a long way to protect both the aesthetic beauty of the heritage landmark and the aquatic life of some of its marine animals.
The IBB Golf Club, a recreational and tourist attraction located on Aso Drive, Abuja, occupied about 101 hectares with good scenery and a playing distance of 6,098 meters.
Commissioned in 1991, it ranked as one of the best in Africa and is reputed to be one of the most beautiful parkland courses in sub-Saharan Africa. (NAN)
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(Edited by Bayo Sekoni / Wale Ojetimi)