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COVID-19:Dilichukwu Sensitizes Residents of Bwari Rehabilitation and Vocational Center.

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5 years ago

June 21, 2020

Joel Ajayi

As part of activities to raise awareness concerning COVID-19 in Federal Capital Territory, Acting Executive Secretary of Social Development Secretariat, Mrs. Dilichukwu Onyedinma has taken the Campaign to nooks and crannies nation’s capital, sensitizing the populace of the need to take preventive measures in the fight against coronavirus.

Onyedinma was in Bwari rehabilitation and vocational center in the company of Director Social Services, to educate the residents of the center on the need to follow laid down protocols as government battle to defeat the dreaded pandemic.

Speaking at the center , Dilichukwu said ‘ I want to encourage you to regularly wash your hands with soap under running water while in the absence of soap use sanitizers and regularly wear a facemask to prevent transmission through sneezing or body contact and also avoid shaking hands during this period’.

She went further by reiterating that coronavirus is real and people should not take it for granted because many people have died from it the disease is real and don’t listen to anybody who says is fake because people are dying every day from it but if you take these necessary precautions it will keep you safe.

She also promised to regularly visit the center and work with the team on the ground on how to make life better for the destitute, beggars, rehabilitated inmates who are undergoing training that is being handled by the center.

Dilichukwu went ahead by having lunch with residents while donating some essentials to the center which include facemask, sanitizers, infrared thermometer, noodles, corn, beans, millet, Soap, oil and liquid handwash which are meant to cushion the effect of lockdown.

The principal, Bwari Rehabilitation and vocational center, Mr. Bala Musa thanked the Acting Executive Secretary of SDS for deeming it fit to pay them a visit and also coming along with gifts is a wonderful gesture which is laudable but he, however, call on the government to assist in renovating their facilities because so as to meet up with their responsibility to the community.

Bala said ‘ we need the government to come to our aid by helping us to fix the door to some of the rooms which are bad, need machines at the vocational center to aid training, renovation of the compound and payment and employment of staff because at present we are just only two running the center.

The center has about 149 inmates with 111 of them already receiving rehabilitation while 48 have just been brought in from the street which is made up of beggars and destitute.

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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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