FCT minister swears in mandate secretaries

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, on Tuesday swore in the newly appointed Mandate Secretaries and the Coordinators of the Satellite Town Development Department and Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) into their various offices. At the ceremony, the minister said the appointments were done to advance the people-centred policies of President […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, on Tuesday swore in the newly appointed Mandate Secretaries and the Coordinators of the Satellite Town Development Department and Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) into their various offices.

At the ceremony, the minister said the appointments were done to advance the people-centred policies of President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

Malam Bello, who noted that appointees had undergone a very rigorous selection process, added that their antecedents and proven track records were the major considerations for the appointments and charged them to always live up to the confidence reposed in them by the president and other Nigerians in the discharge of their responsibilities.

Malam Bello, while also reminding the appointees that their stay in office is going to be short, tasked them to immediately key into ongoing activities within their jurisdictions and help “drive the activities further with more purpose and grit”.

While setting the agenda for the new appointees, the minister said social services, security, restoration of the Abuja master plan, in addition to improving waste management, city cleanliness, environmental protection and transportation, among others are top on the agenda of the FCT Administration.

He cautioned the new appointees against engaging in acts of corruption and economic sabotage, warning that the administration would not hesitate to punish any appointee found culpable.