The National Assembly has been called upon to elevate the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, to the status of a Governor.
The National Assembly has been called upon to elevate the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory , Mr Nyesom Wike, to the status of a Governor. Cabul Network, a developmental group, which is behind the call argued that it was in tandem with the recent pronouncement of the Supreme Court. Led by Dr John Harry,…The National Assembly has been called upon to elevate the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory , Mr Nyesom Wike, to the status of a Governor.
The group commended the minister for his sectoral, infrastructural, and developmental reforms in the FCT, adding that they had been following him with keen interest. “Now, let us refer to the last general elections and the submission that came out of the Supreme Court. What we found out was that Abuja has the status of a state.
“We don’t want to deal with political issues; we want to deal with developmental issues. There have been indications in the last few days that he is a very focused leader and has resilience. The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi has matriculated 5,507 students into its National Diploma and Higher National Diploma for the 2023/2024 academic session. The Polytechnic Rector, Sani Usman, made this known on Tuesday during the matriculation ceremony while warning the newly admitted students against cultism. Usman congratulated the new students, saying that their journey at the Polytechnic…
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