By Usman Shuaibu
The District Head of Gui ward in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Alhaji Alhassan Yusuf, has called for an urgent government intervention to repair Gui dilapidated road connecting the community with other parts of the nation’s capital city.
Yusuf, who said this in an interview with newsmen in Gui community, also charged the leadership of AMAC to construct more boreholes, so as to improve access to potable water in the community.
He further called on the AMAC chairman, Hon. Christopher Maikalangu to deem it fit to focus on the development of the grassroots, urging him to carry everybody along in the scheme of things.
According to the Gui District Head, Maikalangu should not play politics of sentiments, but should be neutral to the electorate who voted him in power.
Commenting on the lingering FCT teachers’ strike, the community leader pleaded with the FCT
Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike to intervene, by engaging the teachers call-off the strike for the benefit of the school children.
On the 2026 FCT Area Councils election, the monarch advised the politicians to shun politics of bitterness, noting that politics is not a do-or-die affair.
Wike, who spoke at a media chat held at his Life Camp Official Residence on Monday, emphasized that the FCT is now “working” due to a willingness to address long-standing issues that his predecessors shied away from.
HE described the current administration as having the courage to “annoy people” and “step on toes” in the pursuit of good governance.
He adds, “People had said that FCT was not working and now FCT is working. I’m doing things that they refused to do. I have found out that most of them didn’t have the courage to annoy people, to step on toes.
“I take joy when I step on the toes of big men. Those who say that nothing will happen, I take joy in saying that something will happen. All you want me to do is to take decisions against the poor people, but you the rich man, nothing will happen.
“Something will happen and that’s why we are getting results. If you don’t do the right thing, too bad. I don’t care. The only person I owe an explanation to is Mr. President.”
According to a statement from Assistant Director, Press, (Office of the Hon. Minister), Rabi Musa Umar, Wike also reiterated the FCTA’s firm stance on collecting outstanding ground rents, some dating back 30 years, to combat impunity and ensure the availability of funds for infrastructure development. He dismissed claims of insufficient notice, stating that the condition for ground rent payment is clearly outlined in title grants.
He also stressed that his decisions are driven solely by a commitment to good governance and national progress, rather than any regional or religious affiliations.
“I’m not doing it because I’m from a certain place or I belong to a certain religion. I’m doing it because I have to support the government, I have to make a difference,” he said.
He however, challenged those complaining about the enforcement to acknowledge and pay up their ground rent arrears, emphasizing that without revenue, essential infrastructure cannot be provided.
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