The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has temporary suspended the ban of mini buses which operate within the Federal Capital territory. The ban will last for three weeks. This decision was reached by The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed after a meeting on Wednesday, held in Abuja with stakeholders including the officials of the Mini-Buses Union, FCT chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, and the FCT Police Commissioner as well as Director, Department of State Security.
According to a statement signed by the Minister’s spokesperson, Mohammed Sule, the Minister directed the setting up of a Committee to be chaired by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Engr. Anthony Ozodinobi to fine-tune its implementation.
More so, all the stakeholders including the FCT Chapters of the NLC/TUC respectively, the Police, VIO, FRSC, and member of a Civil Society Organization are being represented on the implementation Committee.
Senator Mohammed insisted that there is no going back on the policy as enforcement of such measures are the only solution to sanitizing the transportation sector at the Federal Capital Territory, he noted that it is for the common good of all the residents.
He said other transportation related policy included but not limited to Carmart, Car Wash and illegal Motor Parks scattered in and around the Federal Capital City already banned will also be enforced.