The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, Wednesday, accused successive administrations of neglecting the pursuits of youth and ladies within the territory for many years, saying that President Bola Tinubu has damaged the cycle by creating devoted secretariats to handle their wants.
The Wike made the declaration in Abuja throughout an interactive session with FCT youths, the place he challenged them to evaluate political management by way of concrete achievements quite than social media campaigns, political sentiments and unfulfilled guarantees.
The minister stated the institution of the FCT Youth Secretariat and Women Affairs Secretariat represented a major institutional intervention within the historical past of the territory, which was created in 1976 however allegedly operated for many years with out devoted administrative constructions for the 2 teams.
Taking the dialogue again to the historical past of the FCT, Wike problem the youths to look at what earlier administrations had performed to combine them into the governance construction.
He stated: “The FCT was created in 1976. What was the position of the youths and women then? Was there any establishment of a youth secretariat? Was there any establishment of a Women Secretariat? What forum was given to the youths and women to be included in the administration?” he requested.
