On security, Mr Wike said he would work with all security agencies in the FCT and provide them with the necessary tools and logistics...
, says he will demolish all illegal buildings and structures in the territory as part of efforts to restore the Abuja Master Plan.
“If you build on a green area, sorry, it will go down. Those who were allocated land and refused to develop them, we will revoke such lands and re-allocate them to those who are ready to develop them. He said people selling goods and wares under the umbrella by roadside, illegal motor parks and bus stops would no longer be tolerated, adding that they constitute part of the security challenge in the FCT.
He added that motorcycle and tricycle operators would be banned from the city and put an end to open grazing within the capital city. “We will bring back mass transit to improve access to public transportation, and therefore, the person in charge of transportation must keep his record clean,” he said.
He also said that all revenue leakages would be blocked to mobilise the needed resources for infrastructural development in the FCT.
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