By Daniel Tyokua
The former mijnister of state for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Dr Ramatu Aliyu has clarified rumour making the round that she refused to return the official car assigned to her by the FCT Administration during her days as the minister.
She said the reports in some sections of the media was meant to smear her, and not the true situation.
Mrs Aliyu revealed that, she had since returned all the vehicles in her possession to Life-camp, the official residence of the Minister of FCT.
In a statement she personally issued on Sunday, said there are well established evidences to prove that all the vehicles have been returned to the appropriate quarters.
She described the reports as unfounded, untrue and an imagination of the writers, scheming to ruin her reputation that she took time to build over the years.
The statement reads as follows: “
There are misleading reports in the media pointing at official vehicles assigned to me by the Federal Capital Territory Administration during my days as the Minister of state for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which the public must know the truth, not the fiction.
“All the vehicles that were assigned to me are no longer in my custody, I have since returned them in a good condition to the official residence of Minister of the FCT in Life-camp, anyone who doubts should go there and verify, as well reach out to the FCT Administration for more clarifications.
“I am miffed by the unfounded reports apparently sponsored by weak minded individuals to undermine my hard earned academic, political, family and public reputations.
“Indeed, as a female politician standing tall in the society, some persons must adverse me, but it should be in a concise manner, facts based than to weaken me insidiously
“The issues raised are falloff, let the public especially my fellow politicians, well wishers and fair-minded readers flayed the reports.I am not unaware of the standard process as provides by CCB.
“While the allegations of hijack of FCT pilgrims slots is the writers’ imagination, because the official procedure adopted by organs responsible for Pilgrimage affairs can be subverted.
“Our preparations and ratings in the FCT Pilgrims Board while I was holding sway, received positive commendations in the preceding years. After my departure from office my influence on the operations and its success is no more. Even then I had to go out of my way to insist a better accommodation be provided when I became aware of the challenge faced by some of the Pilgrims in the past.
On my aides still in FCT Administration, I do not have any aides still in the Administration. The letter of appointment issued by the FCTA to Special Assistant on Special Investment Programme (SIP) will be terminated in August 2023., while the Special Assistant on Climate Change is a staff of FCTA, who I engaged within the system as a cost cutting measure while in office. Both are employees of the FCTA, not mine” she said.
