We Need Political Structure In FCT To Reclaim Our Land –

Traditional Rulers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said there is need for a strong political structure in the FCT irrespective of the nomenclature, be it governor, mayor, or administrator.

According to the traditional rulers, the creation of the political structure may not be done on a platter of gold, but added that everyone in the FCT is pushing for it.

They made the call at a twoday roundtable on access to justice and human rights protection in Nigeria organized by Resources Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) in Abuja, yesterday.

The Sarkin of Karshi, who was represented by Galadima of Karshi, Suleiman Yakubu, said: “We have been denied our right in any form be it political, economical or cultural and the only way to tackle that is by coming together under one voice.

“There is no part of this country that is as disadvantaged as the indigenous people of FCT Abuja and we have refused to identify with that. We have lots of enemies within us who are supposed to call for a clear unity among us, especially the political class,” he said.

Also, the Sa’peyi of Garki, HRH Dr Usman Nga Kupi, said the indigenous people of the FCT need to sit up as stakeholders irrespective of their political, religious, and tribal differences.

“We need to work together as a family because there are a lot of implications to this, but our political leaders are not concerned about it but only their interest and if this continues, the outburst would not be good for us. We are lacking unity in Abuja and that is one of our major challenges which we need to work on for the betterment of our land.”