Infrastructure: HOR Expresses Support For FCTA

By Oduyemi Odumade

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Benjamin Okezie Kalu says that the Parliament will, through legislative interventions, support the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike to improve social infrastructure and achieve food security in the nation’s capital city.

Kalu made the pledge when a delegation from the Kuje Interfaith Forum led by the Co- convener, the Senior Pastor, Kings Palace Church Int’l, Kuje-Abuja, Sam Ogbodo paid him a visit.

The Kuje Inter-faith Forum, is a multi ethnic, multi cultural and ethno-religious body committed to the pursuit of peace, religious tolerance and development in Kuje municipality.

The group had requested the intervention of the House to provide the Kuje community with basic social amenities such as roads, potable water amongst other needs.

The Deputy Speaker who expressed delight in the unity that exists amongst the residents of the community, said that their request was in line with the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“I really appreciate you for setting up this structure, and I’m promising you that we are going to work with you, to make sure some of the concerns that you raised here today, which are in line with the concerns of Mr. President in the Renewed Hope Agenda, which we are aware, involves reforming the economy to achieve sustainable inclusive growth, strengthening national security to promote peace and prosperity, boosting agriculture for food security, unlocking Energy and Natural Resources for sustainable development of the country, enhancing infrastructure, which includes your need for water, which includes your road network that you are looking for. These have been captured by the renewed hope agenda of Mr. President”.

“As a Parliament, we have decided that though we are three arms of government, we are one government and so we are going to give support to the executive to be able to achieve the agenda they are set to achieve for the country.

“That is why our legislative agenda which we unveiled last week, captured all those issues Mr. President advocated in his renewed hope agenda. And your demands are also in our legislative agenda”.

“This is my way of saying, you have come to the right place to lay your concerns. Mr. President believes that, if we enhance our infrastructure, which is what you’re seeking for, they will serve as catalysts for growth of not only of Kuje, of FCT, but of Nigeria, and I know the Minister in charge of FCT, he believes in enhancing infrastructure; that, I am sure of, and that I know, that he is going to transform, he is going to interpret the renewed hope agenda as it affects infrastructure in the FCT.

“And you know that, the House of Representatives is there, like the House of Assembly for FCT. So, we are going to give the Minister as well, a great support, to take care of the needs of those from your district, the Kuje district”.

Earlier, the co-convener, Pastor Ogbodo pleaded that Kuje Area Council should be linked to the pipe-borne water supply system obtainable in Abuja Municipal Area Council and Gwagwalada Area Council, saying, “this will greatly help in improving the health of our people”.

Edited By Grace Namiji