FCT Minister unveils strategy for Abuja projects, commissions Southern Parkway Road
He said if the Federal Capital Territory Administration has decided to truly fund projects in the capital city, it must have to work on its IGR, adding that there are so many ways the ministry can achieve that.The Minister also said that the FCT will leverage on ICT to block revenue leakages arising from structural and systemic problems within the system.
“To a very large extent, we have no control over the very first two, the first one is constitutional, it depends on what monies the Federal Government gets based on its own income. The second one which is the federal budget- we have to share from a basket together with other Federal Ministries and obviously we have no control over that.
“Secondly, we are going to encourage a much easier system of land titling so that everybody who has a property in Abuja will have them titled properly with the proper C.of O, particularly those that have properties in estates. He added, “What I will appeal to you our partners in progress-members of the press is that this city is for us all.
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