As the World marks the International Day of Indigenous People, the indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory have again renewed calls to give the FCT a State status.
They say their heritage and status as the host of the Federal Capital is being eroded daily while the Federal Government is yet to implement a Court decision on the status of FCT as a state.
After Nigeria’s presidential election, a court ruled that the federal capital should be treated like a 37th state, Abuja’s original inhabitants are calling for a governor and a state legislature.
A ruling by the presidential election petition court – stipulating that Abuja does not have any special status and is equal to every other Nigerian state – has reinvigorated the clamour for the capital city’s state-status.
The indigenous people of the FCT say beyond being marginalised in the administration of things, they also face challenges of …