By Joyce Remi- Babayeju
In a New Year greetings the FCT Minister Muhammad Musa Bello, has wished the residents of the territory a very happy and prosperous New Year as he commends them for unity and peaceful co -existence .
He said ,”As we commence our journey into the year 2022, I wish to begin by congratulating and commending residents of the Territory, for living up to, and exhibiting the virtues of unity, tolerance and peaceful co-existence which are the ideals on which the FCT is founded. ”
Th minister also gave the assurance that the FCT Administration remains committed towards the wellbeing and welfare of every resident, while reiterating the commitment to maintain very high standards for positive results in the preceding year.
In a recount of FCTA under his watch in the year ending, Bello recounted the administration’s commitment to the education sector with the establishment of 6 junior secondary schools, 6 primary schools and 11 senior secondary schools across the 6 Area Councils of the FCT.
In the same year he noted that the principal of Government Secondary School Kubwa, Mr Nuhu Musa Zuru was adjudged the best school administrator in Nigeria while a private school in the FCT, the Blooming Heritage School was adjudged the 3rd best private school in the country.
Also students of the FCT School of Nursing scored a perfect 100% pass in the final Nursing Council examinations. These are pointers to the high academic and management standards of our my academic institutions.
On the health sector, the minister said,” Our health facilities remain some of the best in the country and our response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been exemplary, largely due to the dedication and commitment to duty of our frontline health personnel and I salute all of them.”
The minister explained that owing to COVID-19 crisis the FCTA also had to improve hospitals and health centers in addition to establishment of a molecular diagnostic laboratory by the Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee.
Also, in 2021, the Administration was adjudged the best across the country in the Ethics, Integrity and Compliance Scorecard of the ICPC for the year 2020, the minister said.
