Nigeria: Halt the Demolitions

26 March 2009
opinion

Lagos — I APPRECIATE the effort of the incumbent Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Senator Adamu Aliero to restore Abuja's master plan, make Abuja the cleanest environment in the world, rid the streets of beggars, ban private commercial vehicles and motorcycles and embargo street trading. Also, I commend the Federal Capital Development Authority under the Minister's watch for re-constructing Kubwa roads.

However, much as it is understandable that destruction must first precede construction, the wanton demolition of shop attachments, signposts, shops and houses in the FCT is worrisome and inhuman.

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