Wike To Allocate Land For Somalia’s Chancery

Wike To Allocate Land For Somalia’s Chancery

By Remi Johnson

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has promised to allocate land for the construction of the Somali Chancery in the nation’s capital.

Wike stated this in Abuja when he received the Ambassador of Somalia to Nigeria, His Excellency, Jamal Mohammed Barrow.

He reiterated the FCT Administration’s readiness to partner and make Foreign Nationals and guests with good intentions comfortable in the city.

“We are here to make things comfortable for our guests. Whatever you think that FCT will do, do not hesitate to let us know. We are always willing to cooperate with our guests, particularly foreign missions”.

“We will immediately call for the file so that you can have your parcel of land to be able to build your own chancery. I can assure you that after this discussion, I will call for the file so that you can have it approved and start building your Chancery” Wike said.

The FCT Minister also expressed willingness of FCT Administration to mentor Somali as a country on city development as the country seeks to develop its capital city of Mogadishu.

“Mogadishu is a city, the capital of Somalia. We would also love to have the experience of how the city looks like. So, it is our belief that we will work out the arrangement to see how we can share things and pass on experiences in terms of development of cities”.

Earlier, Ambassador Mohammed Barrow sought the cooperation of the FCT Administration in developing Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.

The Ambassador explained that Somalia, having shifted from the unitary system of government to federalism, following its prolonged periods of conflicts, sees Nigeria as the best role model, with similar experiences.

“We hope that Nigeria is the best role model for Somalia now because we have gone through the same experiences like the Civil war and we feel that Nigeria can be our example in the future, especially the capital city of Abuja”.

The Envoy also commended the FCT Minister for the improved security and good leadership in the FCT and expressed the hope that Abuja would in the future become one of the best capital cities in the world under the leadership of the Minister.

“Our President sends his congratulations to you as the Minister of the FCT and he hopes that you would one day be in Somalia in Mogadishu and he would receive you”.

Edited By Grace Namiji