{"id":66475,"date":"2025-05-24T21:08:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T21:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=66475"},"modified":"2025-05-24T21:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T21:08:23","slug":"shemas-appointment-will-shape-a-new-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/05\/24\/shemas-appointment-will-shape-a-new-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Shema\u2019s Appointment Will Shape a New Abuja&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alhaji Yakubu Garba Gobir, Sarkin Gobir of Ilorin Emirate and Wazirin Kasar Hausa, has hailed President Bola Tinubu\u2019s appointment of Dr. Ibrahim Shehu Shema as Chairman of the Federal Capital Development Authority, calling it a bold step toward transforming the Federal Capital Territory.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued Saturday, Gobir praised Tinubu\u2019s leadership for placing competence above politics, describing Shema as a proven administrator with a strong record in public service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis appointment reflects the President\u2019s understanding of what Abuja needs right now seasoned leadership with vision and proven capacity,\u201d Gobir stated, noting Shema\u2019s enduring legacy in Katsina State.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighted the critical role of the FCDA in shaping Abuja\u2019s infrastructure and urban identity, expressing confidence that Shema\u2019s leadership will usher in a new era of visionary planning and inclusive development.<\/p>\n<p>Gobir called Shema\u2019s selection a \u201cworthy recognition\u201d of his patriotism and dedication to nation building, urging all stakeholders to rally behind him for the good of Abuja and Nigeria at large.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a commendable move by President Tinubu,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd I have no doubt that with Dr. Shema at the helm of the FCDA, we will witness remarkable progress in the Federal Capital Territory.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal Alhaji Yakubu Garba Gobir, Sarkin Gobir of Ilorin Emirate and Wazirin Kasar Hausa, has hailed President Bola Tinubu\u2019s appointment of Dr. Ibrahim Shehu Shema as Chairman of the Federal Capital Development Authority, calling it a bold step toward transforming the Federal Capital Territory. In a statement issued Saturday, Gobir praised Tinubu\u2019s leadership [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":66476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,186],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-66475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66475","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\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66475"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66477,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66475\/revisions\/66477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}