Cabul Network, a developmental group, has urged the National Assembly to grant the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) the status of a state governor.
The Spokesman of the group and a former Commissioner for the Environment in Akwa Ibom State, Dr. John Harry, made the call at a news conference in Abuja.
It would be recalled that the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on FCT, had demanded for such status.Wike, while defending a N1.1 trillion 2024 budget proposal, asked the lawmakers to grant him the power to spend funds under the “security vote” scheme.
According to Harry, I totally agree with Wike over the request to have the privilege of what the governors have in their states to spend security votes.
Now, let us refer to the last general elections and the submission that came out of the Supreme Court. What we found out was that Abuja has the status of a state.
