Ethnic groups tasked on promoting Abuja’s development

By Stanley Onyekwere

All ethnic communities living in Abuja have been admonished to use their various platforms to promote the security and development of the nation’s capital city.

This charge was given by the Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister on Monitoring,  Inspection and Enforcement, Ikharo Attah over the weekend in Abuja, when he addressed the reunion meeting of the Descendants of Uhonmora-Ora.

The people of Uhonmora-Ora are indigenous in  Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State, but have a large representation in all sectors of the economy within Abuja. 

Attah, who also hails from the community,  said Abuja as Nigeria’s Capital,  is a burgeoning model city of global repute, as well as a unifying point for all ethnic groups, as envisioned by its founding fathers. 

He however, noted that the  security and development of the city do not depend on government alone, but the responsibility of all individuals and ethnic groups, who also need to  support government’s policies in all aspects.

He also opined that government’s efforts towards securing and developing the city, would have little or no impact without the cooperation of different stakeholders. 

Attah disclosed that several measures had been taken by the FCT Ministers, Malam Muhammad Bello and Dr. Ramatu Aliyu towards sustaining the  developmental blueprint of the city for the benefits of all Nigerians and legitimate foreigners. 

He went further to call on all the ethnic groups to always use their meetings to urge their members to respect and obey the laws, and protocols that govern the FCT. 

According to him, leaders of various ethnic groups should also sensitize their members on the dangers of indulging in illegalities and attitudes that breed contraventions in the areas where they live.

He added that the administration has zero tolerance for lawlessness and criminalities , and other behaviours that  disrupts thevsecurity and development of the city.

Similarly,  a Federal government’s retiree and a member of the community,  Imoigele Kingsley, said his community in Abuja had been part of the development of the city for the past 30 years.

Kingsley, who was also  Chairman of the occasion, noted that the reunion meeting was convened to reactivate the community’s platform, to galvanise more developmental support,  both for their home  community and Abuja where they live.