Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has admonished the area council chairmen in the territory to stay in their domains and develop the communities.
Wike stated this on Wednesday in Yangoji, while inaugurating the construction of 11-kilometre rural road to connect Sukuku Ebo and Yangoji communities in Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
“Continue to stay at home. Don’t come to the city regularly. Stay there and do the work. My own is to support you.
“If you don’t do well for rural communities, you will create problems for the city.
“As a Minister, I have never one day summoned or say Council Area money should be tampered with, I never did when I was Governor and I cannot do it as a Minister here.
“I challenge anybody, rather when they have problem, I call them, which area do you think we can help and we have always done that. So you have every right to do the right thing, to perform, and your people will be happy
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The Minister assured that the FCT Administration will continue to work with chairmen of FCT area councils to drive development in rural areas.
Specifically, Wike promised to complete all abandoned projects in the Abaji and other area councils, stressing that era of abandoned projects was over.
He said: “We are touching rural areas to renew their hope because they have suffered years of abandonment.
“This is your time to benefit. If we don’t take care of rural areas, then we have failed as a government.”.
The minister explained that the rural road intervention and other infrastructural development earmarked for rural communities was in fulfillment of President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda.
According to him, the current government will be a complete failure if it fails to impact rural communities positively.
