June allocation: FCTA disburses over N2.6bn to area councils, stakeholders

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday, announced the disbursement of a total sum of N2,660,740,632.40 billion to the six Area Councils in the territory and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of June 2021.

The figure shows that there was a minimal drop of revenue from N2,724,546,444.33 billion disbursed in the month of May to N2,660,740,632.40 billion in the month of June.

Minister of State for FCT, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, who presided over the 155th Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting, appealed to council chairmen and stakeholders to show understanding and make judicious use of the allocation.

A statement by her special assistant on media, Austine Elemue and made available to newsmen in Abuja, explained that the decline in the allocation was a result of a drop in the statutory revenue allocation from the federation account.

The figures released, according to the statement, indicated that the sum of N773,574,574.28 million was made available for distribution to the six area councils, while the sum of N1,887,166, 058.12 billion was made available to other stakeholders, bringing the total sum to N2,660,740,632.40 billion.

“Distribution to area councils show that the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) received N188,477,690.83 million, while Gwagwalada got N177,472,859.50 million and Kuje received N108, 501, 865.37 million.

“Also, Bwari Area Council received N84,657,261.97 million, Abaji got N117, 435, 546.65 million and Kwali received N97, 029, 349.96 million bringing the total sum to N773,574,574.28 billion disbursed to the six area councils.

“Furthermore, distribution to other stakeholders include: primary teachers which gulped N1, 526,230, 256.60 billion, 15 per cent pension funds took N226,478,989.57 million, one per cent training fund gulped N26, 607, 406.32 million, while 10 per cent employer pension contribution gulped N107,849, 405.63 million, bringing the total sum to N1,887, 166, 058.12 billion,” the statement explained.

The minister said a tripartite meeting comparing the officials of FCT Administration, Area Council staff and the leadership of the Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS) would be called with a view to upscaling the revenue generation in the territory.

She affirmed that the administration would not continue to work at cross purposes in the face of dwindling revenue generation in the nation’s capital.

Aliyu, who used the occasion to call on the FCT Primary Health Care Board and stakeholders to intensify the campaign against the outbreak of cholera and other severe acute diarrhoea diseases in the territory, also described the spread as unacceptable.

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