FCTA partners NOA on polio eradication, flood control

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has declared its intention to work with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to combat poliomyelitis, flood and protect the environment.

The FCT Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello, made this revelation Friday while receiving the FCT Director of the National Orientation Agency who paid him a courtesy.

Bello who commended the FCT NOA for their support to the FCT Administration so far, stressed that the administration required the services of the agency now more than ever before in sensitizing the residents.

The minister expressed the administration’s preparedness to leverage on the very wide network of the NOA in the fight against polio following the warning from experts that FCT was at a high risk of its re-emergence.

He pointed out that the vulnerability of Abuja became so pronounced because of its position as a major hub for travelers as well as a safe haven for people affected by insurgency and militancy across the country.

“We will also collaborate with the NOA in other important areas which include a sustained campaign on the protection of the sanctity of lives, especially that of children against harmful traditions, the environment and preservation of the Abuja Master Plan,” the minister said.

Earlier in his address, the NOA Director, David Manya Dogo, said the agency was very active in the campaign to prevent meningitis and polio, pointing out that they have been working at the level of area councils to see that people were adequately sensitised on these very important issues.