FCT Natives Seek 10th NASS Support To End Neglect

During a press briefing on Tuesday, Danjuma Tanko Dara, an elder statesman and prominent stakeholder of the FCT, conveyed this message on behalf of the natives. While congratulating the newly inaugurated lawmakers, he urged them to listen to the grievances of the indigenous people.

Dara expressed deep concern over the prolonged neglect suffered by the indigenous people under various governments. He emphasized that it is high time for the government and the National Assembly to address the needs of the original inhabitants of Abuja. He called upon the 10th National Assembly to recognize that the indigenous people of Abuja have ancestral rights to their territories and have inhabited the land for centuries. According to Dara, the land holds great significance as their livelihood, dignity, and pride, having been cultivated and cherished by the indigenous people.

However, Dara pointed out that in 1976, the history of the original people of the FCT was distorted and disrupted due to the relocation of the federal capital from Lagos to Abuja by the military government. “This significant move resulted in substantial changes in the social structure, land ownership, control, and management, as outlined in the military decree 6. These changes have had a lasting impact on the past, present, and future of the indigenous peoples of the FCT,” he stated.

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