The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr (Mrs.) Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, on Monday, expressed serious concern over abandoned projects in the rural communities across six Area Councils of the territory.
She, therefore, reiterated the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration drive towards completion of all abandoned projects, saying the FCT administration might consider the option of Public, Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement to complete some of the identified projects.
Dr Aliyu made this known while on a tour of facilities to Kuje Area Council.
The minister used the occasion to call for adequate funding of the Area Councils with a view to decongesting the city centre.
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“As far as I am concern, the Kuje stadium is non-existence because it has not been put to effective use in the past five years. The entrance has been overtaken by refuse dump and no sporting activities are taking place in the main stadium.
“We are going to built shops at the entrance of the stadium, and that will discourage people from dumping their waste right by the side of the stadium. We are even considering the option of PPP arrangement to achieve this because if the stadium is put to effective use, some of our youths will be meaningfully engaged.” She stated.
She, enjoined residents of the council to imbibe the culture of sanitation and to be security conscious within their domains, stressing that security is a collective responsibility.
Earlier, the Chairman of the council, Honourable Suleiman Sabo, said despite the paucity of funds, the council has in the past six months been able to empower the youths of the area through provision of entrepreneurial tools, provision of functional and effective free healthcare delivery system, among others.
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