The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has proposed a round-table meeting with stakeholders and experts to brainstorm on the possibility of redesigning Abuja Master Plan to meet the present and future standards of ideal capital city.
The minister, who received in audience today, Friday, members of the Nigeria Mining and Geo Sciences Society, led by its President, Professor Gbenga Okunlola, said that the experts and stakeholders would be expected after the round-table, to reach a consensus on how Abuja should be in the next 20 years from now.
Muhammad Bello said that the present FCT Administration is jealously guarding the implementation of the Abuja Master Plan, explaining that some wrongs perpetuated in the in the past are being corrected.
“Since we came on board, we have always insisted on going back to the basis to safeguard for instance, green areas for tourists attractions for the present and future generations.”
He said that plots of land previously allocated on rock formations or near rock formations in the Federal capital city have been put on hold to be preserved.
“It is our duty to protect and preserve such areas like rock formations, green areas and others that can be of immense attraction to tourists in the Federal Capital Territory.”
He assured the visitors that they would be part of the experts and stakeholders to brainstorm on the Abuja Master Plan and the future of Abuja.
Earlier, Professor Gbenga Okunlola had said that they were in Abuja in preparation for the 53rd conference of the society coming up on 23rd March 2017, adding that the society, established in 1961, is one of the oldest professional bodies in Nigeria.
He commended the present FCT Administration for the high level of security in the city as well as its efforts in completing the abandoned road projects. “The level of adherence to the Abuja Master Plan is also commendable.”
He asked the minister to engage the services of the Society in the plan to embark on the geological maps upgrade and review of the Abuja Master Plan.
According to Professor Okunlola, Abuja has six different kind of rocks, saying that building failures are mostly due to geological factors. [myad]
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