The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned commercial transport operators still using illegal motor parks and roadside loading points in Abuja to relocate to approved bus terminals or risk having their vehicles seized.
The Mandate Secretary of the FCTA Transportation Secretariat, Mr Chinedum Elechi, gave the warning on Thursday during a news conference in Abuja.
Elechi said all unauthorised loading points across the Federal Capital Territory would be shut down, while operators who refuse to comply would have their vehicles impounded.
He explained that transport operators had earlier been directed to move their operations to the newly built bus terminals, beginning with the terminal in Mabushi.
“This enforcement exercise is part of the FCT Minister’s directive to restore order, strengthen security and build a modern and well-organised transportation system in Abuja,” Elechi said.
“The Federal Capital City is the capital of Nigeria, just like London is to the UK or Paris is to France. Our capital cannot be different. At the root of a decent and modern city is a functional public transportation system. The days of everybody doing what they like in the FCT are over,” Elechi said.
He disclosed that the FCTA had invested billions of naira in constructing modern bus terminals in Mabushi, Kugbo and the Central Business District, describing them as the first of their kind in the FCT.
“Relocating transport operations to approved bus terminals is not just about making Abuja look better. It will also help reduce crimes such as ‘one chance’ robberies
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