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FCT Park Policy: FCTA bans sales of alcohol, drugs in parks, pegs closing time to 7pm

By Joyce Remi-Babayeju

The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, AMMC, has baned sales of alcohol and drugs in parks in the territory as it pegs down their daily business activities to 7 pm.

The Coordinator, AMMC, Umar Shaibu announced this on Wednesday, stated that the Administration is set to commence enforcement of the 2019 FCT Park policy.

Shuaibu who expressed dissatisfaction over the conversion of parks and gardens to drinking and drug peddling joints warned operators that the Council will go all out to ensure that such violations which contradict the FCT Park Policy are checkmated as they constitute public nuisance.

He explained that the FCT Administration has mandated the Parks and Recreation Department to recover all outstanding revenue owed government from the operators of parks in the territory.

Shaibu assured that the recovery of the outstanding revenues will be carried out with a human face as the administration has granted indebted operators discounts and the option of paying in installments.

“In the building fabric of the city, beautification and relaxation of the citizens in peace and tranquility. They are never created to serve as drinking joints and drug peddling. Henceforth, all violations are going to be checkmated.”

“We wish to state that the 2019 FCT Park Policy has categorized Parks into Neighbourhood, District, City and Regional Parks all with their various designations. The Policy is now fully operational.”

“In line with all Park operations, the Park Policy regulations for their activities stipulates that their daily operation must end at 7.00pm. As the rights of the neighbors for protection against excessive noise must be sacrosanct. ”

” Also, all Park operators must ensure that they submit their plans for approval at the Park and Recreations Department and obtain their approvals signed by the Development Control before they commence development.”

Also they must develop in line with the approval granted and the provisions as stipulated by the development regulations” Shuaibu emphasized.

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