By Daniel Tyokua
A head of Saturday FCT Area Council elections, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has urged traders to vote for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Evaluation to the FCT Minister, Mr Ikharo Attah made the appeal when some traders from Nyanya market visited him in his office on Thursday.
Attah who said FCT minister and the minister of state, believe that voting for the APC candidates will add value to the ruling party’s developmental projects.
This, according to them, will ensure seamless governance from the Federal to the grassroot levels and dividends of democracy will be enjoyed by all.
He said, “But those of us in politics, we know without politics there won’t be government, we want all stakeholders to vote our party, APC, the Minister has always asked us to beg all stakeholders to vote for our party candidates, because if we are not in power we are no where, the Minister and Minister of State, Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, have appealed to all traders to vote APC in the forthcoming Area Council election”.
“FCT Minister Malam Mohammad Musa Bello is committed to the development of Abuja, he may not talk or shout about it but if you drive round the city, you will see construction works going on at Deeper life junction, Power house junction, Wuye bridge among many others”, he added.
On the plights of the Nyanya traders, Attah said, you need to have a good section for those who deal on second hand cloths and second hand items particularly as the market is being developed to factor you in. It is very cardinal like what we have in Garki model market you already have a place nobody will say any taskforce is disturbing them on the road.
Meanwhile, the Chairman, Great United Okirika Traders Association, Mr Christian Kalu, said they are enjoying the market today because they complied to the directives given to them. He appealed to FCTA to factor in the traders into the new market design.
