Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for given an approval for the establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in district of AMAC.
Maikalangu, who gave the commendation in Abuja on Tuesday, noted that the establishment of the Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa is a dream come true, and would add to the progress of FCT residents, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration
He added that the new Federal Polytechnic n Gwarinpa would greatly add to the joy of the indigenous people of the FCT, whom he said, have been enjoying dividends of democracy since the assumption of office of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the FCT minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike.
The AMAC chairman the FCT minister for the role he played in making the dreams of FCT residents a reality, adding that the approval for the establishment of the Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa wouldn’t have seen the light of the day without the relentless effort of Wike, whom he referred to as Mr Projects and his mentor.
He said: “I am indeed very happy with the magnanimity of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Since he assumed office, the indigenous people of FCT have been enjoying dividends of democracy in different forms, something hitherto unheralded about 33 years ago.
“Mr President kick-started things by appointing a son of the soil, Hon. Zaphaniah Bitrus Jisalo, as the Honourable Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, the first of its kind, something we have not witnessed since the creation of the FCT.
“I am particular grateful to my mentor, Honourable Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Mr Projects, for making it possible for us to enjoy dividends of democracy under the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We have not had it this good before as Mr Projects has given a facelift to the FCT and also being a source of joy to my people in AMAC.”