
WIKE DECLARES WAR AGAINST STREET BEGGING IN FCT
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has issued a warning to roadside beggars to desist from the act or risk being arrested by enforcement agents.
Wike disclosed this at Katampe during the flag-off ceremony of the construction of the access road to the newly flag-off judges’ quarters.
He lamented that the number of people who stay on the road is alarming, which poses a threat to security in the metropolis.
He then issued an October 27, 2024, ultimatum to the concerned parties to vacate the streets.
Wike had on Monday recalled how he revoked the certificate of occupancy (C of O) of some plots of land allocated to German construction giant, Julius Berger, in the Katampe District of Abuja.
The minister spoke at the official flag-off ceremony of the design and construction of 40 judges’ quarters at the nation’s capital.
The event was attended by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and the President of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, among other dignitaries.
Wike said 70% of funds for the project had been released after its approval by the Federal Executive Council last month. He said out of the 40 units to be constructed, 20 will be allocated to the FCT High Court, 10 to the Federal High Court, and 10 to the Court of Appeal.
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