Nigeria: El-Rufai Swear-in FCT Area Councils' Chairmen

The FCT Minister, Mallam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai yesterday swore-in the six area councils' chairmen of the Federal Capital Territory with a charge to live above board. The chairmen are Zaphaniah Jisalo-Abuja Municipal Area Council, Samuel Gwamna-Kwali, Isa Dara-Bwari, Zakari Angulu-Gwagwalada, Muhammad Yahaya-Abaji and Danladi Zhim-Kuje Area Councils.

The minister performed the inauguration immediately after the weekly FCT Executive Committee meeting in his conference room, warned that party politics was over for them; saying that "you are now leaders of your various Area Councils and will be held accountable of any act contrary to your oath of office".

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