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AUDA-NEPAD Donates 80 Pieces Of Mattresses To FCT- IDPs

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Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu. Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria.
Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu. Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria.


TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA

As parts of reach-out programme to underserved communities in the nation’s capital, the African Union Development Agency- New Partnership for African Development (AUDA-NEPAD) on Thursday donated 80 pieces of mattresses to the Federal Capacity Territory (FCT) Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

While presenting the items to FCT Administration, the National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD, Nigeria, Princess Gloria Akobundu, said a private firm based in Abia state donated the items to support the federal government’s efforts in the battle against COVID-19 pandemic.  

The Chief Executive Officer who was represented by the Director of Administration and Finance, Mr. Mohammed Jibrin, charged the administration to distribute the items to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across the territory.

She stated that, “We are here today because we received these gift items from Harmony Nigeria Limited, a company based in Abia state. They presented the items to our agency and we received them on behalf of federal government because they wanted to support the federal government in the fight against COVID-19.  

“We reported to the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), and they directed that the items should be taken to the IDPs. And the FCT Administration is in charge of IDPs so we communicated that we will be bringing the items so that you do the needful,” she stated.  

Receiving the items on behalf of the administration, FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, commended the firm for bringing succor to those internally displaced persons owing to one reason or the other.  

The minister who was represented by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Sir Christian Ohaa, pledged the commitment of the administration through the FCT Emergency Management Agency to distribute the items to the displaced persons.  

She said, “I am humbled to receive these gifts from the Harmony Nigeria Limited from Abia state to assist the federal government. On behalf of the less privileged especially those internally displaced persons, the FCT Administration remain grateful to the donor. We are going to handover these items to our FCT Emergency Management Agency for onward distribution to the ID

FCT Minister Inaugurates State Community Policing Advisory Committee

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Tasks Them On Winning The Trust Of Communities 

TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA

As part of government efforts towards reducing crime rate in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), the  Minister of the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has inaugurated the FCT State Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC) charging the members to be guided by the principles of natural justice and the laws of Nigeria.

Inaugurating the 17-member committee headed by the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma,  Bello also urged members of the committee to be non-partisan in the discharge of their duties. 

Saying, the concept of community policing was anchored on a premise of trust between the people and security agents. A trust which, he said, must not fall short if the objective of the policy is to be achieved.

According to him;  “Once there is a trust deficit in any guise or form, the workability of this policy becomes highly diminished and we would have lost a great opportunity in improving the security profile of the Territory”.

Speaking on the selection of special constabulary for community policing, the Minister hinted that, “it is necessary that during the selection of those that will serve as members of the special constables, at whatever level this selection is being done, it must be fair, just and equitable”.

He added that,  those selected should be provided with basic training required for the job. He also advocated for a robust feedback and monitoring mechanism on the performance of those appointed to assigned tasks within the communities.

He , therefore,  called for the confidentiality of investigations and protection of informants.

Giving an overview of the functions of  State Community Policing Advisory Committees, the Assistant Inspector General of Police  (Community Policing), Mr Bala Senchi said the SCPAC was the highest advisory body on community policy in a state. According to him, the implementation of the policy will be cascaded down to the grassroots through the State Community Policing Committee, Area Command Community Policing Advisory Committee, Local Government Community Policing Advisory Committee, the Divisional Community Policing Committee and the Special Constabulary.

Earlier, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, who was represented by the Deputy Inspector General Police in charge of operations, Alh.  Abdulmajid Ali said Community Policing will bring back communalism in the communities which he said had been lacking for a long time.

He also commended the FCT Administration for taking the laudable step of embracing community policing as a method of checking crime in the FCT.

In his acceptance speech on behalf of other committee members, the FCT Police Commissioner Bala Ciroma who is also the Co-Chairman of the Committee said the Committee members accepted the responsibility and promised they will deliver on the mandate assigned to them.

Members of the FCT State Community Policing Advisory Committee are: CP Bala Ciroma – Chairman; HRH Adamu Baba Yunusa- Onah of Abaji; Senator Phillip T. Aduda- Senator representing the FCT; Rev. Dr Samson Jonah- Chairman, FCT Christian Association of Nigeria; Dr Tajudeen M.B Adigun- Chairman, FCT League of Imams Initiative; The Commander, Army HQ Garrison, Abuja and ; The Commander, Guards Brigade, Abuja.

Others include: The Commander, Naval Unit, Abuja; The Commander, 053 NAF Camp, Abuja; State Director, Department of State Service, Abuja; The Comptroller,  Nigeria Correctional Services; The Commandant, NDLEA, FCT Command; The Commandant, NSCDC, FCT Command;  The Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Services, Abuja; The Sector Commander,  FRSC, FCT Command; The Director Security Services Department, FCTA and; Chief  Bolaji Adigun – Chairman, Police Community Relations Committee.

FCTA Issues 7 Days Ultimatum To Illegal Apo Mechanics, Others

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TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA

In order to sanitized the territory, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has given seven day ultimatum to owners of mechanic workshops, automobile dealers and other occupants, who illegally carry out various trades along the Apo road corridor, also known as the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) to vacate the areas.

This, follows the FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello displeasure over the continued defacing of the environment along that road corridor, has ordered that the Area’s Master plan be restored immediately.

Chairman of the newly constituted FCT Ministerial Task Force on City Sanitation, Comrade Ikharo Attah made known on Monday in Abuja.

The Chairman, who addressed some groups of business owners affected by the order yesterday at a Stakeholders’ meeting, organised by the Abuja Environmental Protection Board ( AEPB) stated that the seven days ultimatum was to demonstrate the administration’s empathy for and ensure that actions capable of causing colossal damages were avoided.

He said that the Minister recently paid an unscheduled visit to the site of various infrastructural projects along the road axis, was not pleased that some of the illegal occupants were obstructing the on going construction work, as well as defacing the environment.

He added that, the first phase of the sanitation exercise, billed to commence on Monday next week after the ultimatum, will reclaim all the spots from Apo round-about to the popular junction known as Apo NEPA junction.

His words, the second phase of the aggressive sanitation will begin from the NEPA junction to APO mechanic village, where illegal businesses had taken over great portions of the road, making it difficult for contractors to complete their work.

According to him, ” This stakeholders meeting was to enable us interface with stakeholders who engage in one form of business or the other along the Apo road corridors, also known as Outer Southern Express way ( OSEX).

” The Minister has given us a directive to reclaim all the road corridors, to allow contractors complete their jobs, and also allow the Abuja Environmental Protection Board officers beautify the place in accordance with Abuja master plan.

” We’ve given the affected people seven days ultimatum, because we want to put up a human face in carrying out the exercise. The Minister had wanted us to start immediately due to his desire to complete all the on going projects there as a legacy he would leave behind for the residents of the nation’s capital”, he explained.

Also speaking, the Director Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), Baba Shehu Lawan said that the Minister had selected seasoned professionals who form an effective squad for the exercise.

Lawan also warned that at the expiration of the ultimatum, the Task Force team would move to the area, and whoever refuses to vacate the place should not blame the administration.

He added that abandoned vehicles, furniture and every other things left on the road corridors will be removed and seized.

COVID-19 : Novare Supports FCTA With Pallatives

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Novare donates covid-19 palliatives to FCTA
Novare donates covid-19 palliatives to FCTA

TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA

In order to cushion the effect of sit-at-home order and allievate the sufferings of the vulnerable communities in the nation’s capital, the Novare, a South African owned Real Estate Investment Company based in Nigeria has donated assorted palliative items to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).

The Head of Legal, Barrister Chineme Onuoma while presenting the items to the Administration said Novare will continue to support the Federal Capital Territory and Nigeria in the fight against COVID19, just as he commended the steps taken by the administration to manage the pandemic in the territory.  

Onuoma who used the occasion to reveal that besides the provisions of palliatives to underserved communities, Novare has so far approved four months rent-free period (beginning from April 2020 to July 2020) with the intention to extend if necessary for its tenants, particularly those tenants providing non-essential services as described by the Federal Government.  

His words; “Novare on May 29, 2020 donated food items worth millions of naira to the FCT in a phased palliative intervention to ameliorate the hardship being experienced by some Nigerians during these period of the pandemic.  

Novare presenting the pallatives to FCTA
Novare presenting the pallatives to FCTA

“Each of Novare’s mall accommodates over 60 tenants, having Shoprite and Game as its anchor tenant, with over 600 direct employees and well over 2000 indirect employees in each mall, including suppliers of the different goods and products sold by the tenants at the mall.  

“To ensure that jobs and livelihoods are protected, starting from those closest to it, Novare, as part of its Cooperate Social Responsibility, has so far approved four months rent-free period, beginning from April 2020 to July 2020, with the intention to extend if necessary for its tenants, particularly those tenants providing non-essential services as described by the Federal Government.  

“The rent-free concession granted to tenants have helped to keep their various businesses afloat, thus alleviating the financial burden on these tenants. This financial assistance enables the tenants to channel the income they generate to payment of staff salaries and sustaining their respective supply chains. This effectively reduces unemployment, which would have been the consequence if tenants were unable to survive this period”, he explained.  

Onuoma, also said that the firm has expressed commitment to observe all laid down protocols by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on the prevention of the spread of the virus particularly within its facilities and to educate and sensitize the public in line with government directives.  

Receiving the items on behalf of the Administration, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, commended the thoughtfulness of the firm especially in supporting the vulnerable with palliative items and more significantly in putting measures in place to ensure job sustainability.  

The Minister , who was represented by her Senior Special Assistant on Administration and Strategy, Prof. Muhammad Usman, stressed the need for collaboration in the battle against COVID-19 pandemic, while assuring that the items would be distributed to underserved communities.  

Items donated include 100 bags of 50kg rice, 245 cartons of indoomie, 100 cartons of spaghetti, 100 cartons of vegetable oil and 75 cartons of tomato paste.  

Covid-19: Lions Club International Identifies with FG , Donated Three Million Naira

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Lions supporting FG with Three Million Naira in The right against Covid-19.
Lions supporting FG with Three Million Naira in The right against Covid-19.

TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has expressed appreciation to the Lions Club International (Multiple District 404 Nigeria) has identified with the Federal Government in its fight against COVID-19 by donating N3million to support the Ministry.

He made this known when the visiting Lions came to donated the money to the Ministry of Health.

Ehanire said that the donation the Lions called their “Widow’s mite”, “which is large” to him and the Management of the Ministry, “it is substantial in the eyes of those who receive it and the spirit behind it and for you to come to take part in what your country is facing, is very much appreciated.”

The Minister painted the picture of the challenge his Ministry is facing: “We are facing what has been described as the greatest public health challenge which was not known some 6 to 8 months earlier. It has become very devastating not only to the health of many; going to 6 Million people worldwide now are affected, with a huge number of lives lost; Our country here is approaching 9, 000 with a large number of lives lost with many who are sick. And the frustrating part of it is that you have to be at your wits end because nobody knows where it is going or how it is going, we try to plot it.”

Lions supporting FG with Three Million Naira in The right against Covid-19.

Ehanire said the reasons he gave are among others why assistance from anywhere or any person or group would not be looked down on but will be appreciated and reckoned for judicious application to wage the war on the pandemic.

Earlier, the Lions Club visitors have presented the Ministry with a cheque of N3 Million Naira which they said is made on behalf of the Nigeria Lions Clubs Foundation and the Council of Governors headed by the Multiple Council Chairperson Alhaji Abiodun Adediji, to the Federal Government of Nigeria in support of the fight against COVID-19.

Lion Lami Onayi Ahmed, the Past Council Chairperson, Lions clubs international Multiple District 404 Nigeria who led in the visitors to the Management of Federal Ministry of Health gave a rundown of the Lions Clubs International. She said Lions Club is a charity, non-governmental organization founded by Melvin Jones in 1917 in Chicago USA.

The Organization, she said, has spread to over 210 countries of the world and geographical location with membership of over 1.4 million across the globe.

The Lions Club Leader also gave the thematic areas of her Club to include helping the impaired to have back their vision; addressing issues of Diabetic patients; Childhood- cancer; addressing issues of Hunger; issues of Youth, Environment and Health sensitization.

AFREXIMBANK To Establish 500 Bed World Class Medical Center In Abuja

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Mallam Muhammad Bello
Mallam Muhammad Bello


…As FCT Minister Presents C of O To Bank

TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA 

The Federal Capital Territory Administration’s efforts to woo direct foreign investment in the nation’s capital received a boost with the planned establishment of a world class 500 bed medical center.

The medical center, to be established by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is to be situated on a 5.1 hectre plot of land within the proposed Abuja Medical City Development Project in the Lokogoma District of Abuja, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello hinted.

He made this known while presenting the Certificate of Occupancy of the Land to Mr Abdoulaye Kone, the Regional Chief Operating Officer of the Bank, yesterday in Abuja, while expressing the appreciation of the FCTA to the Bank for the choice of Abuja for the establishment of the Medical center.

The Minister, who took a tour of the site with senior management staff of the FCTA said “We feel highly honoured that the African Export-Import Bank has decided to establish this very important medical facility in Abuja, the centre of Nigeria’s unity. We also feel very humbled that God has chosen all of us here to be a part of the initial phase of this project”.

Bello, however , pledged the commitment of the FCT Administration to the completion of the project. He said “I want to assure the African Exim Bank that all the organs of the Federal Capital Territory Administration will give you its fullest support to make sure that this project sees the commencement, construction, completion and final commissioning by the grace of God Almighty”

The Minister also thanked all staff of the FCT who worked hard to ensure that all the modalities for the establishment of the proposed medical center was in place and also urged the bank management to commence work on the site as soon as possible.

Speaking on receipt of the Certificate of Occupancy, Mr Abdoulaye Kone expressed the appreciation of the Bank’s President and Chairman of its Board to the FCT Administration and the Federal Government of Nigeria for expediting action in the issuance of the necessary documents including the C of O required for the establishment of the medical center of excellence. 

He said; “we accept with gratitude and thanks the Certificate of Occupancy and it would be presented to our President as soon as possible, with your message that we should start the work on ground. We have already mobilized the workers and they are on standby. They would be here, by the grace of God, on Monday (1st June) to start clearing the place and the ground breaking is also planned for the last quarter of the year”

Also speaking, the Acting Secretary of the Health and Human Services Secretariat, Dr Muhammed Kawu said that the Center should minimize medical tourism by Nigerians and save much needed foreign exchange, in addition to improving the knowledge and technical capacity of Nigerian medical personnel.

The African Export-Import Bank which has its headquarters  in Cairo, Egypt, is a Pan-African multilateral trade finance institution.

Interstate Ban: FCTA Arrests 74, Impounds 3 Buses

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Ikharo Attah
Chairman FCT covid-19 enforcement task force

…As Driver Abandons Vehicles, 21 Passengers,

TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ministerial Task-team on the Enforcement of COVID-19 Restrictions on Friday apprehended 74 persons travelling through the Abuja to other parts of the country.

The team, also impounded three buses, said the presiding Magistrate at the Mobile Court in Zuba, Ebiwari Damini who convicted both the drivers and passengers also punished a driver who had been previously been convicted for violating the rules.

The Magistrate also ruled that two other buses be impounded in the FCT until the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

Speaking to newsmen, the Chairman of the Taskteam, Comrade Ikharo Attah hinted that his team had earlier arrested the bus driver, James Adegbe while travelling from Kaduna to Kogi state.

According to him, “He was arrested, arraigned, fined and returned to Kaduna state. He turned back that same night and still found his way to Kogi state. Today again he was arrested travelling with a bus-load of passengers from Lokoja to Kaduna. The Magistrate fined him N10,000 which is double of his previous fine. He also ruled that his vehicle be impounded at the AEPB Enforcement Head office at Area 3, Garki”, Attah explained.

He further stated that, those apprehended were travelling in two trucks and 7 seven other buses.

Attah , continued: “the FCT Administration, is working closely with the security agencies will continue to ensure sustainability of the interstate travel ban as placed by the President and Commander in Chief. We are worried that the number of interstate travellers attempting to enter or pass through the FCT seems to be on the increase daily.”

He, however, called on state governments, “to tighten their own end by ensuring interstate travellers are not allowed to move with ease”.

“Sadly, some of those arrested here do not seem to understand why we are arresting them. This, I believe is because they now see it as normal because of where they are coming from. This is a Presidential Order and we must obey it to the letter until the ban is lifted”.

Among those arrested were 17 passengers who were travelling on a Trailer from Warri in Delta state to Zaria in Kaduna state.

Also arrested were nine passengers in a Hyundai Bus from Gwagwalada to Katsina, and a Trailer going from Aba to Kano state with six passengers. A Hummer bus with 18 passengers from Warri to Zaria and another Hummer bus with 10 passengers from gwagwalada to Ibadan.

Group Donates Face Shields to FCTA To Aids Fight Against COVID-19

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Director Nursing FCT (HMB) Mrs Eleri Grace (l-r) rep. of Hon. Sec. HHSS, Mrs Grace Leo Ag. Dir. Nursing HHSS and Nurse Martin Eyube NANNNA at the presentation of the face Shields
Director Nursing FCT (HMB) Mrs Eleri Grace (l-r) rep. of Hon. Sec. HHSS, Mrs Grace Leo Ag. Dir. Nursing HHSS and Nurse Martin Eyube NANNNA at the presentation of the face Shields

TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA

A Civil Society Organization, under the agies of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America (NANNNA) has donated 300 face shields to the Health and Human Services Secretariat (HHSS) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).

Donating the item, the leader of NANNNA, Nurse Martin Eyube, said that the gesture was to express members care and support to their country of origin and to remind Nigerians that Nigeria nurses abroad were still part of the family at home Nigeria.

He added that, “These nurses here are trained and registered in Nigeria, but they are already practising in the North American Continent in USA, Mexico, Brazil and Canada.

According to him; “The idea behind this donation is to support the healthcare system in Nigeria, we have about 300 face masks to support and contribute our own quota in the fight against COVID-19 in the Federal Capital Territory.

“The main aim of this initiative is to remind the entire Nigerian community that the nurses home and abroad are still nurses for Nigeria, haven been train earlier in their country before going out there.

He continued; “This gesture is a way of reaching out and build a robust relationship with the practising nurses here in Nigeria.

While receiving the items, the Acting Secretary of the HHSS, Dr. Mohammed Kawu, appreciated the gesture, while noting that the donation was a plus on the side of the association.

Kawu, who was represented by the the Director, Nursing Services, FCT Hospital Management Board, Mrs Grace Eleri, said that HHSS had received numerous donations from different NGOs as support to curb the spread of COVID-19.

She further stated that; “This kind of presentation has been witnessed in other states, we are really glad to have you here in FCT to donate this item in the fight against COVID-19.

“The health workers will use this protective shields to guide against the spread of the virus. They are in the war front, it is a battle field, they volunteer to be part of the COVID-19 story in order to care for this nation,” Kawu said.

Earlier, Mrs Grace Musa-Leo, Director of the Nursing Department, FCTA, HHSS appreciated the association, saying that members have really put in their best to curtail the spread of the novel Corona virus pandemic.

She prayed for God’s blessing and sustainability upon the association, adding that the donation was the beginning of better things that would enhance collaboration with nurses in Nigeria, and Federal Capital Territory.

COVID-19 : Cadbury, PWC Support FCTA With Pallatives

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Representatives of Cadbury Nigeria and Price Waterhouse Coopers donate palliatives
Representatives of Cadbury Nigeria and Price Waterhouse Coopers donate palliatives

TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA

Cadbury Nigeria Plc and Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), have supported the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) with assorted palliative items to help the vulnerable communities in the war against COVID-19 pandemic in the nation’s capital. 

While presenting the items to the Administration, the Territorial Commercial Manager of North West, Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Mr. Ladi Sonuga, commended the steps taken by the administration to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the territory, noting that it is indeed a challenging period for all Nigerians.  

He, therefore, called for concerted efforts to sustain the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in the country, Sonuga revealed that the lockdown announced by President Muhammadu Buhari, has severely hampered operational efficiency of most companies.  

His words; “As a stakeholder in the Nigerian economy, we are deeply concerned about the implications of COVID-19, and the destruction is causing to lives, livelihoods and businesses.  

He continued: “The lockdown implemented by almost all the states in the country, as well as specific lockdown of Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory announced by President Muhammadu Buhari, has severely hampered operational efficiency”.

Representatives of Cadbury Nigeria and Price Waterhouse Coopers donate palliatives to FCTA

On his part, the spokesman of Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), Mr. Tolu Adeleke, also appreciated the efforts of government at all levels in the fight against the pandemic, adding that PWC has supported government efforts at different strata.  

Adeleke, also called on the authorities of the administration to judiciously distribute the palliative items to underserved communities in the territory.  

Receiving the items on behalf of the Administration, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, commended the efforts of both firms in cushioning the effect of sit-at-home order, stressing that all hands must be on deck in the battle against the dreaded disease.  

The minister who was represented by the Director of Human Resource Management, Malam Mohammed Bashir, noted that the items would in no small measure assist the administration to cushion the effect of the lockdown occasioned by the pandemic.  

Items donated by Cadbury Nigeria Plc include 500 cartons of bourvita beverage, while PWC donated 600 bags of 10kg rice, 300 cartons of indoomie and 42 cartons of vegetable oil.  

2020 Children’s Day: Bello, Aliyu Urges Abuja Children To Imbibe Virtues Of Honesty, Obedience

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Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu. Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria.
Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu. Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria.

TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu on Wednesday called on children in the nation’s capital to imbibe the virtues of honesty, discipline, hard work, moral uprightness and obedience to constituted authority.  

She made this known in her congratulatory message to all children in the FCT on the occasion of the 2020 Children’s Day in Abuja.

Saying, “on behalf of the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello and the entire management of FCT Administration, the children have been identified as national and global leaders of the future”, stressing that those virtues were essential character traits required for the building of an ideal society.  

Aliyu, however, advised them to shun all acts that might negatively impact on their lives such as dishonesty, cultism, truancy and moral decadence.  

She also advised children not to use the lockdown occasioned by COVID-19 as an excuse to be lazy or indolent but instead turn it into productive venture to learn new things from their parents and immediate environment.  

According to her; “the Federal Government and the indeed the FCT Administration are doing everything within their powers to see that the COVID19 pandemic comes to an end soon. You also must play your own part as well. Observe all the protocols of social distancing, facial covering and constant handwashing or use of hand sanitizers. I also want you to use this opportunity to learn new things from your homes and also from your immediate environment.”  

She continued “you should read new books and even learn to cook while also paying attention to your online lessons as if you are in the classroom.”  

Speaking on the theme of this year’s celebration which is: “Promoting Girl Child Education for Sustainable Development”, she said the education of the girl-child was of paramount importance to the Administration, adding that the education of a girl child was tantamount to the education of a nation and the FCT is promoting programmes to ensure that no girl is left behind in the quest for education.  

muhammad-musa-bello
FCT Minister, Nigeria

“As part of these measures 20 vulnerable girls have been supported with scholarship grants to the FCT College of Education, Zuba. The girls have been on scholarship since their senior secondary education. This is in addition to scholarship awards to over 200 orphaned girls across the Territory.  

She added; “The FCT Administration has also trained gender officers in the management and response to gender based violence in schools as well as promotion of disability rights in schools for girls living with disabilities.  

  “Trainings were also carried out for school heads and teachers across the FCT on making schools friendlier and safer for girls. This in addition to training them on providing psycho –social support and trauma management for girls who are survivors of sexual based violence in FCT schools,” she added.  

She also urged parents to make the education of their daughters also a priority and once more wished all FCT children a happy Children’s Day celebration.

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