{"id":55402,"date":"2024-11-11T02:47:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T02:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=55402"},"modified":"2024-11-11T02:47:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T02:47:31","slug":"wike-vows-to-clear-shanties-in-abuja-to-boost-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/11\/wike-vows-to-clear-shanties-in-abuja-to-boost-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Wike Vows to Clear Shanties in Abuja to Boost Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed plans to demolish shanties across Abuja, prioritizing security and public safety in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to residents of a shanty settlement in Wuye on Sunday, Wike emphasized the risks posed by unregistered occupants in such informal settlements, especially around sensitive infrastructure like railway lines.<\/p>\n<p>Wike expressed concern over the potential security threats that these areas represent, noting, &#8220;We have identified areas that pose security threats. If we allow this kind of people to be here, it is a security threat to the operation of our trains, and no right-thinking government will allow that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite possible opposition from civil society groups, Wike stated he would not be swayed by &#8220;blackmail, intimidation, or threats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He directed the Wuye residents to appoint representatives to meet with the FCT Ministry on Tuesday to discuss possible assistance.<\/p>\n<p>In response, community representative Abba Garu acknowledged the temporary nature of their structures and appealed for government support in securing alternative housing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed plans to demolish shanties across Abuja, prioritizing security and public safety in the capital. Speaking to residents of a shanty settlement in Wuye on Sunday, Wike emphasized the risks posed by unregistered occupants in such informal settlements, especially around sensitive infrastructure like railway lines. Wike [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":55403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55402"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55421,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55402\/revisions\/55421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}