Stiffer penalties await those who default on the 2024 Abuja Master Plan – Special Committee
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ministerial Task Force on Urban Sanitation Management has said stiffer penalties await defaulters of the Abuja Master Plan in 2024.
The Director-General, Development Management, FCT Administration, Mr. Mukhtar Galadima, gave the warning while interacting with journalists after the commission’s year-end celebrations in Abuja on Friday.
Galadima said Abuja is a creation of law and its development is guided by the provisions of the Master Plan and other development guidelines.
He, therefore, advised those who wish to build houses in Abuja to follow the provisions of the master plan and other relevant guidelines.
“Also, those who wish to do business in the city should do so in areas designated for that purpose and should also contribute to keeping Abuja clean.
“Don’t just come in, put out your waste and leave. You have to be part of a team that is ready to keep Abuja clean,” he said.
He explained that the event was to celebrate the end of 2023 following the modest achievements achieved by members of the special committee.
“It's not all work, work, work. Sometimes you need to sit back and reflect. What successes have we recorded? What are our challenges? What prospects lie ahead? Is there?
“So we decided to have a dialogue with ourselves and enjoy this moment,” he said.
Also, FCTA Command and Control Chief, Dr. Peter Ormji, said the task force resolved to carry out a series of enforcement operations in 2024.
According to him, this is to ensure the restoration of the Abuja Master Plan in line with the directives of the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike.
Mr. Olumuzi added that all security agencies of the task force pledged to redouble their efforts with the aim of achieving further results in 2024.
“I would like to appeal to the residents of the FCT to avoid any form of illegality because wherever such illegality exists, the task force will come to remove it.” he warned.
He praised the heads of security agencies for allowing police officers to be deployed for enforcement operations.
Source: guardian.ng