The natives of the FCT, under the aegis of Coalition of Abuja Indigenous Associations (CAIA), have advised the Minister of the FCT, Muhammad Musa Bello, to always publish the monthly allocations given to the six area councils of the territory.
Speaking at a press briefing over the weekend in Abuja, the spokesman of the group, Ahmadu Yunusa Yusuf, also urged the minister to ensure he monitored activities of the area council chairmen especially on how they utilised the allocation given to them.
He said it had become necessary to publish the area councils’ monthly allocations and monitor how the chairmen spend them due to the absence of developmental projects at the grassroots level and the problem of non-payment of salaries by some area councils.
The natives, however, said the FCT minister was making appreciable effort in the area of project implementation, especially in the city centre.
The natives also frowned at the area council chairmen for failing to disclose to their people who voted them into office the position of the Paris Club refunds, saying it was quite worrisome that other states have collected and disbursed the funds, while people of the territory were yet to know where the money has gone to.
“In our opinion, we are suspecting that the area council chairmen are making huge monies from this and they are not using it for the purpose they were meant for,” the group alleged.
