The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory, Engr. John Obinna Chukwu, has warned Bureau de Change operators in and around Wuse Zone 4, Abuja to desist forthwith or face the full wrath of the law.
The Permanent Secretary gave this warning on Wednesday during an emergency inspection tour of areas used by the Association of Bureau de Change of Nigeria and Black Market Operators under the aegis of Zone Four Traders Association.
Chukwu stressed that the Federal Capital City has been well planned and designed with a Master Plan and that the laws of the land must be respected to make Abuja clean and safe.
He admonished the operators that there are rules and regulations laid down by the Central Bank of Nigeria in doing such business and insisted “it is illegal to hawk money on the streets”.
Chukwu advised the traders to acquire offices/shops for easy identification by their prospective customers in order not to allow criminals and hoodlums take advantage, noting: “It’s the standard all over the world.”
The Permanent Secretary reiterated that the FCT Administration would leave no stone unturned in its effort to wipe out criminals and hoodlums in the entire 8,000 square kilometres of the Federal Capital Territory.
Chukwu seized the opportunity to call on the members of Wuse Zone Four Property Development Company Limited, whose property has long been abandoned due to protracted court case, to sheath their swords to get the property fully developed to add to the beauty and aesthetic of the Federal Capital City, Abuja.
The Permanent Secretary decried the place as it is today an eyesore and therefore unacceptable to the FCT Administration as city managers.
The FCT Police Commissioner, Wilson Inalegwu, and the FCT Director of the Department of State Security, Alhaji Bello Bakori, as well as some top government functionaries in the FCT Administration accompanied the Permanent Secretary on the emergency inspection.
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