Attention FCT minister

I wish to draw the attention of the Honourable Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to the ugly face of some strategic areas in Nyanya community of Abuja Municipal Area Council where refuse (waste) is dumped haphazardly causing fear of health danger to the residents and motorists lives respectively. The Nyanya market and its environs, especially […]

I wish to draw the attention of the Honourable Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to the ugly face of some strategic areas in Nyanya community of Abuja Municipal Area Council where refuse (waste) is dumped haphazardly causing fear of health danger to the residents and motorists lives respectively.

The Nyanya market and its environs, especially along Redeem Church, the entrance to the community and the Abuja-Keffi highway are the danger zones where refuse is dumped indiscriminately  leading to persistent gridlock causing the commuters hardship particularly on Wednesdays, which is the community’s market day. It is certain that the exchange of goods and services particularly food items take place on weekly basis on the said location, one cannot easily undermine the negative impact of such a dirtily tramped environment on human health.

It is upon this background that the residents are calling on the FCT Minister to use his good office to promptly intervene by evacuating the life-threatening refuse, establish long-lasting preventive measures and outline measures that   would encourage residents’ support to end these ugly practices.

The situation is inimical to the image of the community and people’s health, especially during this hasty period when the government is struggling to drastically reduce the spread of cholera, COVID-19 pandemic and other life-threatening diseases. In Nigerian parlance, it’s said that prevention is better than cure.

 

Abdulmalik Saidu can be reached through  [email protected]