ABSTRACT
Capital City Central areas planning provides a sound basis for policy making that leverages the social and economic capital of the overall city. The framework for the F.C.C. Abuja's central area development plan provides the base for effective development of the area and measurable policy targets for the F.C.T region that are cognisant of the global dimes and community expectations that will influence its development in the next century. These framework include, the increasing state of International Competitiveness in attracting foreign capital, social change to derive demand for a more and more diverse housing stock; need for innovative infrastructure, including modes of transport and better use of monitoring and information systems to generate efficiency in existing infrastructure and eco-friendly environment. The study reviewed the comprehensive development plan implementation of the Central Area which articulated the above development frameworks, the results of the outcome were found grossly poor and below a pass mark for the assessment which is 50%. Several factors were identified as responsible for the negative outcome of the implementation programme and recommendations were offered so as to enable the improvement of both the plan and implementation programme, these includes good Urban Governance, review of the plan implementation programme, providing adequate source of funding, adopting appropriate planning and design approaches, improve the municipal financial base and improve development control system. These are in view of the need for an improved implementation programme for the central area of the capital city of the country.