Lest we forget, as I was asking questions last night while writing this, I got a confirmed report later that the FCT Minister who hails from Adamawa state last month quietly got a confirmation of his recommendation from the same Aso Presidential Villa for a brand new FCDA Executive Secretary who hails from Adamawa, his home state.
This is another sad story about Nigeria whose leader has been battling with a crisis of cohesion. Now whose federation when all the appointments in the capital favour a section of the so-called federation? The Chairman and the Secretary of the Commission that is supposed to enforce federal character provision in the constitution hail from the North.
No doubt, the Abuja that the iconic Murtala Muhammed, then Head of State, proclaimed to the nation on February 3, , ten days before he was assassinated should reflect the character of the nation. There will be consequences for all these absurdities the morning after the departure of Buhari on May 29, The FCT Mayor should be elected as it is in most cities in the world. But who will tell the president that the FCT Minister who curiously moved to get his kinsman from Adamawa state to be Executive Secretary has no cabinet since , no thanks to presidential inertia about almost everything?
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After lamentations on Ikoyi building collapse. It is important to note that though Abuja has no navigable body of water, there are plans to develop a dry port, which would be linked to the closest seaports to Abuja, namely the inland waterways in Lokoja and Baru. What prospects are there for public-private partnerships PPPs in the development of the city?
BELLO: Abuja initially depended almost entirely on federal allocations to carry out its development projects. More than 40 years on, there is the feeling that the Federal Capital Territory has come of age and needs to be weaned off the federal purse.
We are therefore tasked with carrying out infrastructure and utilities provision mostly through our own efforts, yet there is an urgent need to expand infrastructure and public utilities, as the city is bursting at its seams.
According to the National Population Commission, Abuja is now the fourth-largest city in Nigeria and one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa. These factors put a tremendous strain on existing facilities. Consequently, the need to develop more districts has become imperative. To achieve this, the contribution of the private sector is paramount. The administration is, therefore, committed to PPPs to develop these new districts.
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