Minister charges FCDA board members on due process

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has charged members of the newly inaugurated Board of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to ensure strict adherence to law in the discharge of their assignment.  Bello, who is also the chairman of the board, gave the charge recently during the inaugural meeting of the 7th Board […]

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has charged members of the newly inaugurated Board of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to ensure strict adherence to law in the discharge of their assignment. 

Bello, who is also the chairman of the board, gave the charge recently during the inaugural meeting of the 7th Board of the FCDA. 

“As public officers, either on part-time or full-time capacity, you should be guided by the ‘Guidelines on the Operation of Public Officers’,” noting that rule of law is one of the cardinal objectives of the administration and anything contrary to that should completely be avoided. 

The minister reminded members that their appointments were based on their excellent track records, urging them to bring their wealth of experience to bear on the development of the FCT by providing sound policy direction for the attainment of a city that is comparable to any capital city in the world.

He called on members to do their best and make an indelible mark that will transcend their tenure. 

Also speaking at the meeting, the executive secretary of the FCDA, Engr. Umar Gambo Jibrin, who is also the secretary of the board, briefed members on the traditional mandate of FCDA which is primarily to plan and carry out physical development of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).  

The Executive Secretary also drew the attention of members to the perennial problems that had militated against the timely delivery on the mandate of the FCDA, adding that paramount among the challenges are the issues of inadequate funding; uncontrollable influx of people into the territory thereby over-stretching the infrastructure and problem of resettlement of the original inhabitants of Abuja.