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Members of the House of Representatives have been asked to support and consolidate the ongoing reforms that will ensure speedy passage of bills that are critical to the development of the Federal Capital Territory.
FCT Minister, Nyesome Wike, recently gave the charge during the inaugural meeting of the 10th National Assembly’s House Committee on FCT.
The minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, FCTA, Olusade Adesola, identified the bills in urgent need of passage as; Abuja Geographic Information System Bill, FCT College of Nursing and Midwifery Establishment Bill, Federal Capital Territory Abuja Metropolitan Council Establishment Bill, 2019, and the Federal Capital Territory College of Agriculture and other related Bill.
Others are a Bill to provide for the FCT HIV/AIDS Control Agency, Federal Capital Territory Orphanage (Registration & Regulatory) Agency Bill 2020, Federal Capital Territory Social Health Insurance Scheme Bill as well as Federal Capital Territory Educational Resource Centre (Establishment) Bill 2019.
To achieve the objective, the Minister called for the collaboration of the legislative arm of government saying “the reform measures we are currently implementing are aimed at enhancing the quality of life for residents of the FCT and addressing the challenges posed by our rapidly evolving society.”
Earlier in his remarks, the Chairman of the House Committee on FCT, Aliyu Betara expressed hope that with the revenue drive of the FCT Minister, the revenue target of the FCT in 2023 could easily be surpassed.
He assured the FCT leadership of a seamless working relationship towards greater advancement of the territory.
Betara further expressed delight at President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove FCT from the Single Treasury Account and creation of the FCT Civil Service Commission.
Other members of the committee asked the FCT Minister to decongest the city centre and to carry out the restoration of the city’s master plan with a human face.
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