The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, has requested the Senate to approve a security vote for the territory to address its security challenges. Wike made this appeal while appearing before the Senate Committees on FCT and Area Councils to defend the N1.
1 trillion budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, for the 2024 fiscal year. Abuja has recently experienced a surge in cases of kidnappings, armed robberies and killings. Wike stated the importance of approving the security vote for the FCTA to enable security agencies to tackle threats promptly without bureaucratic delays or compromising sensitive security information.
Now, in that case, you don’t even know whether it is the permanent secretary or the DFA that is giving out information regarding the operation. “There is no security vote in the FCT and so, I did present this when we discussed security issues. This is just to let you know, so you don’t forget that you did promise us that you would make sure that this time around, there would be a security vote to take care of some of these challenges.
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