By Daniel Tyokua
The Federal Capital Territory Administration with Qatar Charity, an international humanitarian, non-governmental organisation, at the weekend signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of 200 housing units for widows in the territory.
Signing the document during the courtesy visit of HE, Ali Bin Ghaneim Al Hajri, the Qatar Ambassador to Nigeria, to the FCTA, the minister of FCT Malam Muhammad Bello said that Christianity and Islam encouraged taking care of widows and the vulnerable members of society and the FCTA was granting full support to the project from Qatar Charity.
In a statement issued by Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the minister, also said that the FCT Administration was also in discussion with Qatar Charity for the establishment of an office for the organisation in Abuja and also an orphanage to take care of children, who, for reasons not of their own making, have lost their parents.
The minister revealed that due to the very close relationship between President Muhammadu Buhari and the leader of the State of Qatar, the Qatar Charity is also considering establishing an international world class hospital in Abuja.
According to the minister, the FCT Administration was working hard to make the nation’s capital a destination of choice for world class medical services across the country and indeed West Africa.
He also disclosed that FCTA is making efforts to identify land in a suitable location for the immediate commencement of the hospital project for the benefit of humanity.
Bello called for the widening of the business and commercial relationship between the State of Qatar and Nigeria, saying that the nation’s capital is well located to be the driver of this process taking into cognizance the direct air link between Doha and Abuja.
Earlier, the Qatar Ambassador to Nigeria, revealed that the housing project for widows will be completed by the end of the year.
