By Stanley Onyekwere
The FCT Administration and Qatar Charity, an international humanitarian, non-governmental organisation, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development of 200 housing units for widows in the Territory.
A statement from the FCTA’s Chief Press Secretary, Anthony Ogunleye, which was made available to PeoplesDaily at the weekend, revealed that the MOU was signed during the courtesy visit of the Qatar Ambassador to Nigeria, HE, Ali Bin Ghaneim Al Hajri, to the FCTA.
Speaking during the visit, FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, who said the FCTA was granting full support to the project from Qatar Charity, noted that religions of Christianity and Islam encouraged taking care of widows and the vulnerable members of society.
The Minister also disclosed that the FCT Administration was also in discussion with Qatar Charity for the establishment of an office for the organisation in Abuja and also an orphanage to take care of children, who, for reasons not of their own making, have lost their parents.
Bello equally revealed that due to the very close relationship between President Muhammadu Buhari and the leader of the State of Qatar, the Qatar Charity is also considering establishing an international world class hospital in Abuja.
According to him, the FCT Administration was working hard to make the nation’s capital a destination of choice for world class medical services across the country and indeed West Africa.
He explained that this proposed project, will add value to the status of Abuja as a very important medical care destination on the African continent; even as he said the FCTA is making efforts to identify land in a suitable location for the immediate commencement of the hospital project for the benefit of humanity.
Furthermore, Bello called for the widening of the business and commercial relationship between the State of Qatar and Nigeria, saying that the nation’s capital is well located to be the driver of this process taking into cognizance the direct air link between Doha and Abuja.
Speaking earlier, the Qatar Ambassador to Nigeria, revealed that the housing project for widows will be completed by the end of the year.
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