As part of measures aimed at strengthening the war against the scourge of poliomyelitis, threat of flood in the imminent rainy season and protecting the environment, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has declared its intention to collaborate and work closely with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to combat the three challenges.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello who spoke today, Wednesday when he received the FCT Director of the NOA in his office, acknowledged the support of the Agency to his administration, even as he said that the administration requires the services of the agency to sensitize the residents of Abuja.
The minister expressed his readiness to leverage on the very wide network of the NOA in the fight against polio following the warning from experts that FCT was at a high risk of its re-emergence.
He pointed out that the vulnerability of Abuja is based on the fact that it is a major hub for travelers as well as a safe haven for people affected by insurgency and militancy across the country.
“We will also collaborate with the NOA in other important areas which include a sustained campaign on the protection of the sanctity of lives, especially that of children against harmful traditions, the environment and preservation of the Abuja Master-plan”, the Minister said.
“As you know more than I do, change and being able to inculcate the spirit of change in individuals and communities is a very difficult task and governance at any level cannot really achieve its full potentials if you do not carry the governed along.
“Over the last one year or so, we’ve tried to strengthen institutions and the capacities of those that man the institutions so that we truly deliver on our mandates. In trying to do so, the greatest challenges I and my team are faced with is, being able to reorient people to do what is right.” [myad]
