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Flood: 60 Houses Destroyed In Kuje, Victims Cries For FG’ Intervention

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5 years ago

September 21, 2020

Joel Ajayi

The Victims of flood at the Riverside Community along Kuje Road has called on the FCT Minister and other relevant agencies of the federal government to come to their aid as over 60 houses were destroyed as residents has been rendered homeless in the community.

Some of the residents who spoke with newsmen in Abuja, said that this was the first time such incidents was happening in the community urging that they need shelter.

Speaking also, the Retired Warrant Officer Mr. Simon Omale, a said that all his life savings after retirement was used to build houses for rent which was all destroyed.

“On July 25, 2020, we woke up to see flood, overwhelming us, the water was coming both back and front, the level of the water was uncontrollable. This compound was what I invested all I had after my 31 years of service in the Navy, the flat is on rent; this is where I get money to take care of my family and my aging parents.

“As you can see there are no single tenants again, they have left because there is nowhere they can lay their head, the water was up to the ceiling in the rooms and outside.

“The flood is caused by Dan that was opened because we have never experienced that before, we really want the government to help us by relocating us as a short time solution but for a long term solution, I will suggest that the water be dredged so that the water can go deep, even with the water retaining wall the flood destroyed it.”

Omale said that a lot of the victims had farm land that was destroyed by the flood rendering them homeless noting that NEMA official came around and wrote names of displaced victims noting that they didn’t come around afterwards.

“The NEMA people came and wrote names, they said we will hear from the Government until now, we have not heard anything, all we are asking is for the minister of FCT to help us because we are homeless.”

On his own, the Chairman of the Community Mr Joesph Okeji, said that people have been leaving in the community for over 30years now and there had been no case of flood since.

He called on government to come to their aid to assist all the tenants and landlords affected by the flood.

“This is the first time in history, this is happening, that we are experiencing flood which has rendered both tenants and Landlords homeless, we want the government to help those of us that are homeless.”

Another, residents, Mr. Nuhu Yahaya, however pleaded with the government that they have no place to go to adding that NEMA should come to their aid since they were there early to take down their names immediately the flood occurred.

He further stated that 60 houses were affected by the flood.

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FCT Cleaners Urge Minister Wike to Intervene Over Months of Unpaid Salaries

Published

4 weeks ago

May 13, 2025

The Gleamer

Over 4,500 cleaners working across Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including city cleaners, hospital sanitation workers, satellite town cleaners, and security personnel, have made a passionate appeal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, over the non-payment of their salaries for the past six to eight months.

The affected workers, who play a critical role in maintaining cleanliness and hygiene across the FCT, including hospitals and public spaces, expressed their deep frustration and hardship due to the prolonged delay in their payments.

Despite working tirelessly under harsh weather conditions to ensure that Abuja and its environs remain clean and habitable, they say their efforts have gone unrewarded.

Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, the cleaners voiced their disappointment, describing the situation as dire and unsustainable.

Many of them are reportedly struggling to meet basic needs, including food, medical expenses, school fees, and loan repayments.

“We are using this medium to appeal to our amiable FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to urgently intervene and ensure our outstanding salaries are paid.

“We are going through untold hardship. We work day and night, even in dangerous and unhygienic conditions, yet we are not being paid.”

Another affected worker, who asked to remain anonymous, tearfully shared her experience: “We may be doing a ‘dirty job,’ but we do it with all our hearts. It is unfair that we are left unpaid. We are dying in silence—no food for our children, no money for healthcare. We beg the Honourable Minister to come to our aid.”

The cleaners, in their numbers, emphasized that their appeal was not just a demand but a desperate cry for help from workers who feel neglected despite their vital contributions to the FCT’s public health and cleanliness.

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