By David Aduge-Ani, Abuja
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has charged directors in the Administration to prepare towards delivering on the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
Wike specifically called on directors in charge of traffic light, transportation and Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) to urgently take steps that would make immediate impacts in the FCT.
The minister gave the matching order in Tuesday when he received handover notes from the Permanent Secretary in the FCT Ministry, Mr Olusade Adesola.
He stated that closing down of illegal motor parks, improved sanitation and functional traffic light are issues to be addressed in the short term plan.
“Those in charge of traffic light, transportation and sanitation must sit up to do their work well. I will make the necessary provisions for the work to be done.
“We will not allow illegal motor parks all over the city, this is Federal Capital Territory, so things must be done well,” the Minister said.
Wike challenged directors without the capacity to deliver on their current tasks to seek redeployment to areas of their strength, saying that he would not take any excuses for failure.
In her remarks, the minister of state for FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, said that with the support of the workers, what Wike has done in Rivers would be replicated in the FCT.
“I am of the firm belief that, together, and with your support, we will replicate what the Minister (Wike) has done in Rivers in the nation’s capital, especially at the Area Councils and Satellite Towns.
Dr. Mahmoud said this is necessary so that lives of the people living in the rural communities can be positively touched.
“We will run with the vision of President Tinubu, which we will be unveiling as we hit the ground running,” Mahmoud said.
On his part, the Permanent Secretary pledged the unalloyed support of the entire staff of the FCT Administration in ensuring that the mandate of the president for the FCT is actualised.