AMAC’s 2020 budget prioritises rural infrastructure – Candido

The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu Candido, has said the council’s 2020 budget that was passed by the legislature will give priority to the provision of rural infrastructure. Candido, while speaking with our reporter over the weekend in Abuja, noted that the budget was not going to be different from […]

The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu Candido, has said the council’s 2020 budget that was passed by the legislature will give priority to the provision of rural infrastructure.

Candido, while speaking with our reporter over the weekend in Abuja, noted that the budget was not going to be different from that of his first tenure, which he said focused mostly on provision of viable infrastructure across the council.

He said provision of potable drinking water, good road networks that will link to rural communities, healthcare service delivery across rural communities and education sector were prioritised in the budget.

He added that the council has also in its budget, captured the renovation of palaces of traditional rulers which, he said, was a deliberate move to give the traditional institutions and their subjects a sense of belonging.

“Aside that, we are also going to ensure that all the ongoing projects, including the AMAC school for gifted are completed before we embark on new ones that have already been captured in the 2020 budget,” he said.

The chairman, therefore, called on residents of the council to live in peace and accommodate each other irrespective of ethnic, religious and political affiliations and also pray for their leaders.