The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday raised the alarm over the increased influx of people to the capital territory in the aftermath of the Kano Central Mosque bomb blast.
According to the Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council AMMC, Reuben Okoya, the increased influx of people to the city is overstretching existing infrastructures in the city.
Okoya spoke at a press briefing in Abuja to throw light on the activities of his agency.
According to him, AMMC was in charge of managing the nation’s capital in terms of development control, environmental issues, parks and recreation, relocation and outdoor advertising among other functions.
Okoya said that, “the unrest in the North-east and South-south are driving many people into Abuja as a safe haven. The number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Abuja is growing. I can tell you the last Kano bomb blast had driven a lot of people to Abuja. We cannot stop people from coming in. The best we can do is to manage them.”
He blamed various state governments across the country for the failure to make their states work. “Until the various state governments in Nigeria start succeeding because they have failed, people won’t stop coming into FCT.”
Okoya emphasised that the agency has continued to manage the city in the face of all challenges without being deterred from work in spite of the dwindling revenue.
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