The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, insisted that every one shanties in Abuja shall be eliminated to make sure safety of lives and properties within the nation’s capital metropolis.
Wike made this recognized whereas addressing occupants of a shanty village within the Wuye space of Abuja on Sunday night.
He mentioned he was extra involved with the safety implications of getting settlements with no identifiable occupants within the FCT and wouldn’t succumb to threats and blackmail from any quarter.
Wike, nonetheless, directed occupants of the Wuye shanty village to nominate 5 individuals amongst themselves to fulfill with the FCT Ministry on Tuesday, to trend out technique of helping them.
In accordance with Wike: “As you may see, we now have had problems with insecurity within the FCT and the safety businesses have been working 24 hours to ensure that Abuja is protected.
“We’ve recognized areas that pose safety threats, like this place that has rail line passing via. If we permit this type of individuals to be right here, it’s a safety menace to the operation of our trains and no proper considering authorities will permit that.
“No authorities price its salt will fold its fingers and permit this place to be occupied by hoodlums or individuals nobody can account for.”
He added that no quantity of blackmail, intimidation or menace from any civil society organisation will forestall the federal government from doing what is correct.
Talking on behalf of the occupants, Abba Garu, pleaded with the federal government to help them to find shelter.
He admitted that they simply erected momentary buildings on the land, because it was not occupied and had lived there for years.
He assured that the occupants is not going to rebuild their homes as they’ve performed earlier than.
