FCT Minister, Musa BelloThe minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has promised to refund to Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), the sum of N6.3 million which it used to refurbish nine broken down vehicles and machinery.
The Minister, who inspected the vehicles today, Friday in Abuja, encouraged other Secretariats, Department and Agencies (SDAs) of the FCTA to emulate the example of the AMMC which has saved the Administration more than N225 million it would have cost it to procure new vehicles.
“We are going to refund you the money you have spent in undertaking the refurbishment of the vehicles,” Bello assured them.
“This is judicious utilization of funds and I must commend the management of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council for this initiative. This demonstrates that the anticorruption stand of the Buhari Administration and its commitment to prudent management of public resources is bearing fruits.”
The minister directed the management of the Council to use the money he promised to refund as a revolving fund to continue the rehabilitation work on the remaining 25 defunct vehicles in its yard.
He observed that most of these vehicles and machines still had lives in them but were abandoned on very flimsy repair excuses even as he said: “there is nothing wrong with auctioning of unserviceable vehicles but it becomes a matter of great concern when it is done when the affected vehicles are still very serviceable.” [myad]
