The Department of Development Control, an agency under the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), has received a petition from the affected communities, represented by young people from the Jiwa Chiefdom in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), requesting immediate government intervention. According to James Birus Shekwolo, the leader of the youth group, residents woke up approximately three months ago to discover that a bridge built over a railway crossing in the community had been blocked by a company operating in the area, denying them easy access to their farms, markets, hospitals, and schools.
The impacted communities, represented by young people from the Jiwa Chiefdom in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have petitioned the Department of Development Control, an organisation under the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), asking for prompt government action. The youth group’s leader, James Birus Shekwolo, claims that about three months ago, locals woke up to find a bridge over a railway crossing had been blocked by a local business, making it difficult for them to get to their farms, markets, schools, and hospitals.
The affected communities, represented by young people from the Jiwa Chiefdom in the Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), have petitioned the Federal Capital Development Authority’s (FCDA) Department of Development Control, requesting swift government action. About three months ago, locals woke up to discover that a local business had blocked a bridge over a railway crossing, making it difficult for them to get to their farms, markets, schools, and hospitals, according to James Birus Shekwolo, the leader of the youth group.
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