Make Us Part Of Your Government, Igbos In Abuja Tell FCT Minister

Igbo people resident in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the minister of the territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello to include them in his administration, by appointing some of them into his cabinet.
The Igbo people, who paid a formal visit on the minister today, Wednesday in his office asked that they should also be included in Board appointments and other political appointments to give them a sense of belonging.
Leader of the delegation and the Eze Ndigbo of Abuja, Eze Ibe Nwosu said that they would maintain high degree of peace in their various locations in the federal Territory and that they would continue to contribute to the economic development of the city.
Eze Nwosu asked the FCT Administration to carve out new layouts to develop new markets, in order to decongest the existing ones even as he called on his subjects to continue to support the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Minister, Muhammad Bello stressed the need for support of all Nigerians for President Muhammadu Buhari to enable him take Nigeria to greater heights.
He sought for the same support to all his appointees in the Federal Capital Territory to enable them deliver quality services to the Residents as encapsulated in the Change Agenda of the Federal Government.
The Minister reiterated that his Administration is working to make the Abuja light rail project operational by December 2017, adding that all the rail corridors would be developed to boost trade and commercial activities in the Territory.
Muhammad Bello said that the history of Abuja cannot be complete without the mention of the contributions of the Igbo traders and assured them that his Administration would continue to run an open door policy and all-inclusive government.
The Minister called for peaceful co-existence amongst all ethnic groups resident in the Territory, saying: “we should maintain the tempo of the peace we are enjoying in Abuja.”
He asked residents of the Territory to always report any suspicious movement to the law enforcement agents in to nip in the bud any security breach. [myad]