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Court Quashes AMAC Power To Collect Environmental Levy From Its Residents
A Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja has nullified Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) the power to collect environmental levy from its council’s residents.
This order was pronounced by Justice Bello Kawu in the case between Ifeanyi Nnonyelu occupiers of Ekeson Plaza Utako Abuja and AMAC over the payment of environmental levy by the occupiers (Ekeson Plaza) to AMAC.
The plaintiff lead counsel, Barrister Sam Junior Iheseinkien in a motion marked M/BW/M/355/16 asked the court to grant his clients prayers before the Abuja High Court.
The prayers are as follows: “An order of the Honourable Court granting leave for the judicial review against the entire proceedings/summons of RT Hon Ubani. T. Chukwuemeka in the suit of AMAC Vs Ekeson Plaza Utako Abuja. The court also granted order 3 which states: “An order of this Honorable Court for leave to issue an Order of Prohibition and certiorari against the proceedings of RT HON. Ubani .T. Chukwuemeka in the suit of AMAC Vs Ekeson Plaza Utako.
The court in its wisdom declared a collection of sanitation and environmental levy by Abuja Environmental Protection Board and AMAC illegal and affront of FCT High Court on the basis of the cases of the same my case to be instituted is subject of a pending appeal in AMAC vs Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB).CVA/54/2018
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FCT Cleaners Urge Minister Wike to Intervene Over Months of Unpaid Salaries
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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