The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has said there are plans to reintroduce the monthly sanitation program to keep the Nigerian capital clean.
Wike, made this known at the end of a closed-door meeting with contractors handling different projects in the FCT on Monday.
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The Minister said that he had already briefed President Bola Tinubu on the idea that at least two Saturdays in a month would be declared for sanitation from 7a.m. to 10 a.m.
Mr Wike noted that the sanitation plan would enable companies supporting the FCT with logistics to go to market, and other public places to evacuate refuse, adding that for FCT to be clean, everybody has to cooperate.
In his words:
“We must all make sacrifices. There is nothing like we are going to suffer. You also contribute to refuse. So, if you spare three hours on a Saturday at home, to clear the refuse and bring them out for us to evacuate and dispose, then that is the little way you can help. We are appealing to you (residents) to cooperate with us so we can achieve our goals”, he said.
On streetlights, Wike said that there were some improvements:
“We are not there yet, but I can assure you that everywhere in Abuja will be lit up.”
Wike promised that he would address the distortion of the Abuja Master Plan.
“How can you have empty land in the city and allow people to build shanties on them because you did not develop them. Some properties were built for 20 years but not completed. Go and see what is happening there, criminals have taken over the place and as a serious government, we will not allow that.
“We want to make Abuja a safe environment, but we can’t do it alone; we require the support of every stakeholder,” the minister said.
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