By Daniel Tyokua
The chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Maikalangu has promised the residents more dividends of democracy across the twelve political wards.
He said his victory at the Appeal Tribunal would usher in more dividends of democracy especially in the rural areas.
Maikalangu commended the residents for their support and prayers throughout the prolonged legal battle which started from the tenure elongation to the election petition tribunal up to the appeal tribunal where it was finally won.
In a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant (Media) and Public Affairs, Kinsley Madaki, said that the battle for the soul of AMAC chairmanship position would not have been won without the cooperation of good-hearted residents.
Maikalangu also expressed gratitude to the three-man panel of the Appeal Tribunal led by Justice Suleiman Belgore as Chairman, while Justice Yusuf Halilu and Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie were members of the panel.
He commended them for deciding to stand by the truth and not allowing their conscience to be bought by selfish politicians.
The Chairman also commended the doggedness of leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who stood by him in the period of the legal challenges, mostly the lawmaker representing the AMAC/Bwari federal constituency, Hon. Micah Jiba, for his relentless support and prayers.
According to him, “Now that the distractions are over, it is time to work for the people who elected me into office as Chairman of this great council, I will ensure that the residents benefit from the dividends of democracy that they have been longing for.
Maikalangu said the first tenure of his administration would concentrate more on rural communities, by providing rural electrification, opening of feeder roads, provision of pipe-borne water through the construction of boreholes, and other basic amenities that would benefit residents in rural communities.
