We’ll Resist Attempts To Rubbish FCT Minister Of State – CSNG Says
The Civil Society Network for Development and Good Governance (CSNG) has described the statement credited to a group on the aegis of “Concerned FCT Indigenous/Residents Women” over alleged inflammatory comments by the Minister of State for the FCT, Hajiya Ramatu Aliyu as careless and frivolous.
The CSNG, which stated this while responding to a statement credited to a group of women as contained in a statement by their leader, Josephine Itayo cautioning the minister, stressed that the position clearly connotes a misconstrued and misinterpretation of the FCT Hajiya Aliyu’s noble intentions.
While urging anyone attempting to engage in mischief and political misdemeanors to desist from such acts, CSNG pointedly said sponsoring anyone to tarnish the well-built image and personality of the Hon. Minister of State for FCT, Hajiya Ramatu Aliyu, will be very bad politics taken too far and detrimental to the peace and harmony that has been arduously built by her in the territory.
A statement signed by Evelyn Onyilo and Ahamba Hope Chuks, chairman and secretary respectively noted that the statement by the Women group isolated an utterance within a missive thus, making it seem quite mischievous.
CSNDG while calling on members of the public particularly FCT residents to remain steadfast and dedicated to the good works and excellent personality of the Minister of State for the FCT, urged them to disallow possible attempts to tarnish the highly revered image of altruism built by the Minister.
According to CSNDG; “It is worthy of note to authoritatively say that the Honorable Minister of State FCT, Hajiya Ramatu Aliyu is a woman of great and irrefutable character and candor which has translated into a wonderful, peaceful and smooth relationship with all residents of FCT across the six Area Councils irrespective of ethnic, religious, tribal, academic and gender background or beliefs.
“This was more pronounced in her handling of the FCT palliative distributions across all sectors in a unique system of “no community or group is left behind” maxim. “The civil society organization bodies can testify to this with the type of open system she operated with all, which included involving us in the palliative distributions to ensure accountability and due process in conducting the distributions of palliatives to capture the different general population groups.
“In doing this the CSOs were in the forefront as she had earlier pronounced before the public at the old parade ground, the UTC stores, and Eagle square that we are the true voice of the voiceless and the eyes of the people and that peaceful conduct of the distributions is paramount to her.
“It is, therefore, a surprise and arcane decision for anyone to gather and say as concerned women group, our dear amiable and peace-loving Hon Minister of State FCT is making inciting statements that will cause problems for the upcoming FCT area councils’ election.
“This appears indeed retrogressive, insipid and incongruent. It doesn’t just add up that a woman who preaches peace everywhere she goes across the FCT and has developed a trusted working relationship with residents and natives will now be the one stoking the embers of violence in her own domain, just because the election is here and some people decides to go low,” It said.
The CSO assured that the Minister will go high as had been her standard thus, urged FCT Natives and residents to maintain firm faith in the Minister whom it noted they have come to love.
The organisation warned against the campaign of calumny against Hajiya Ramatu Aliyu, adding that it is in a position to give out the facts and figures to show the true nature and achievement of Hajiya Ramatu Aliyu.
