The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has lamented the shortage of Police personnel and security vehicles in the Area Councils of the capital city.
The minister, who spoke today at a security meeting in Gwarinpa 1 District, Life Camp, Abuja, called on the Area Council authorities to try and augment the shortfall in any way they can.
He suggested that the council chairmen should embark on security surveillance of the various security flashpoints in their respective domains.
The minister, who however, assured that his administration will continue to collaborate with various security agencies and other stakeholders to improve the security of lives and property in and around the Capital Territory, said that the starting point is to ensure compliance with the various regulations on street hawkers, Commercial Motorcycles (Okada), Tricycles (Keke Napep), unpainted taxis and commercial sex workers in the Territory.
He appealed to religious leaders, traditional and political authorities to assist in sensitizing and mobilizing the people in the fight against poliomyelitis in the capital city even as he charged the security agencies to facilitate immunization in some communities that have been unreachable due to security challenges.
Muhammad Bello stressed the need to intensify efforts against the upsurge of counterfeit currencies, even as he advised the residents and other travelers to always source their foreign currencies from credible channels in the FCT.
The meeting was attended by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye, FCT police Commissioner, FCT Director of DSS, the Nigerian Army (Guards Brigade & Garrison Command), Nigeria Air Force, Nigerian Navy, Customs, Immigration, NSCDC, Prisons, FRSC, NDLEA, all the FCT Area Council Chairmen, Chairman, FCT Council of Chiefs, representatives of the FCT CAN and Abuja National Mosque, Acting Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council as well as all Acting Secretaries of FCT Mandate Secretariats. [myad]
