By Daniel Tyokua
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disclosed that its planned removal of attachments at Karu village would not affect the natives’ houses.
The Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the Minister of FCT, Ikharo Attah stated this on Friday after meeting with the leadership of Karu Gbagyi Development Association.
He said the planned removal of shops attachments at Karu village in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) was an initiative aimed at easing free flow of traffic in and around the area.
Attah who was recently accompanied by security men and some senior officials of the FCT Department of Development Control had on May 16, marked attachments on the roads within the area for removal.
He said the structures were constituting nuisances as well as causing traffic grilock in the area.
Attah explained that the objective of the planned demolition was to shift some shops attachments and other illegal structures under Electric High Tension and close to road shoulder a little bit back.
The SSA explained that the FCT Administration was a partner with the indigenous people and communities which enhances great cooperation and support of the indigenous community.
“We are grateful that all indigenous communities have given us enough cooperation to build this city And we must be internally grateful.
“And we are not mindful of the fact that we should treat the indigenes very specially not because other Nigerians are not special but because of the fact that we met them at the point of exist from Lagos to Abuja that give them very special privileged among the leagues of other ethnic nationalities and communities within the FCT.
“What we have discussed over the issue and further engagement to go and check will be carried out. I want to assure the Chief that we will not go for the operation until we have concluded All engagements.
“Indigenous houses will not be affected you can go to sleep with that. What we want to do is to shift the shops attachment and others a little back,” Attah said.
A leader of the delegation, Chief. Yunana Bawa, Sarkin Yaki(Bhazhe) Karu commended the FCTA for initiating the idea to sanitise the area of illegal shops and attachments.
“We are very happy the way you have accepted and cooperate with us that we have some basic place that must go and there are other ancestors place that we will look at it all together.
“So that our own side will not be hurt and nobody will be hurt. So I want to say well done for the exercise. We have been hearing about flood and if not with the help of the FCTA human being sometimes we are very stubborn.
“What the administration will do will help us and saves our lives because some people will go and built by the Rivers side and block the water side.
The Chairman, Gbagyi Development Association, Abuja Mr Dangana Jimiko, said the the recent removal of attachments and illegal structures at Karu market was a blessing.
