Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has announced that ongoing demolitions targeting illegal structures built on drainage channels will expand from Maitama District across the entire territory without exception.
Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, following an extensive inspection tour of major infrastructure projects across the Federal Capital Territory, the FCT Minister emphasised the administration’s firm stance on enforcing environmental and urban compliance.
“We just started somewhere. After that, we will move to another area. We are not going to end where we started yesterday. We are very serious and I can tell you that we are not going back. It doesn’t matter who is affected,” Minister Wike declared.
Dismissing criticism regarding due process prior to the demolitions, the minister noted that blocking natural waterways gives room for flooding, threatening public safety: “You went to block a water channel, is that due process? I’m
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