As the year gradually wounds to an end, the FCT Administration has embarked on what it described as massive end of the year demolition aimed at restoring the Abuja Masterplan.
Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, Engr. Shehu Ahmad, while flagging off the exercise in Abuja, said the administration was going all out to remove all violations and enchronment in the capital city.
Ahmad who performed the ceremony on behalf of the the FCT Minister, Malam, Muhammad Bello, charged the military and paramilitary personnel drafted into the exercise, to ensure they obey the rules of engagement guiding the operation.
The ES who frowned at the level of violations said, “There are a lot of cases of violations and infringement of the Master Plan. All we are doing is to ensure that Abuja is sanitized, people cannot continue illegally with impunity. Wherever we identify as illegal settlement, we are bringing them down.
“Malam Muhammad Bello, the FCT Minister, has mandated us with the Directors of concerned departments in FCTA to come and meet you and identify with your course which is to sanitize the city to be the delight of the new capital city we desire which was the dreams of our forefathers.
“With the number of security men we have on ground now, shows our readiness and we should try as much as possible to obey the rules of engagement guiding the operation”, he said.
Also, the FCTA Director of Security Services, Mr Adamu Gwary, enjoined the security officers to be guided by the rules of engagement during the operation.
He said, “There would be pockets of resistances during the enforcement exercise, we don’t need to tell you about your roles in this kind of situation. There should be a lot of arrest.”
Gwary said there are people who are feeding on this kind of illegal activities. ” Your commanders have been all briefed before this address, we expect nothing but the best of this outing. We are professionals in our areas of endeavour.”
Meanwhile, the Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, Comrade Ikharo Attah said restoration of the city is now the duty of all as “illegalities have gone beyond the function of town planners.”
He added that, “When you clear the shanties remove illegalities and follow what the town planning has set for you, then you can go and sleep with your two eyes close . It will make our jobs alot easier because the criminals will not have a place to hide.”
Speaking on behalf of the security agencies, CSP Adebayo Solomon, said the personnel will give their best during the enforcement exercise with full consideration for the rules of engagement.
