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Indigens of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja is presently spoiling for war with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over persistent appointment of non-indigenes as FCT minister, saying time has comefor the president to correct the injustice by appointing one of their own.
–FCT City Gate
The indigenes under the umbrella of FCT Mandate Restoration Group, consequently urged President Tinubu to assign the Ministry of FCT portfolio to an indigene, particularly his ministerial nominee, Mr. Zephaniah Jissalo, in the interest of justice and fair play.
–Zephaniah Jissalo, the preferred choice
According to the group, the original owners/indigenes of FCT should be given their rightful positions in the scheme of things to avoid youth restiveness, agitation, confrontation and militancy in the nation’s capital.
In a statement on Tuesday, the group’s National Coordinator, Hajiya Zainab Umar Marafa, stressed that making Jissalo the FCT minister would correct what she termed several years of injustice and marginalisation of FCT’s aborigines.
Marafa said the original owners/indigenes of FCT should be given their rightful positions in the scheme of things to avoid youth restlessness, agitation, confrontation and militancy in the nation’s capital.
According to her, successive administrations have marginalised FCT indigenes in political appointments, resource allocation, provision of social amenities and infrastructural development of rural communities.
She said: “Our group is canvassing for the restoration of the manifest destiny of the original owners of FCT, Abuja. We have been cheated, marginalised and pushed to the background for several years, and we presently say ‘enough is enough.’
“We do not want to be violent, confrontational and militant in pursuing our demand. We wholeheartedly support the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu who is determined to correct the ills of previous administrations. Consequently, we look forward to seeing him correct the anormally.”/SHARE THIS
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