By Obinna Uballa
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has come under pressure to urgently tackle the growing waste crisis in Abuja amid warnings of a looming public health emergency.
Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, raised the alarm in a post on X on Friday, describing the city’s waste management system as severely broken.
“My own Matter of Particular Concern (MPC) is the state of waste management and disposal in Abuja. Something has certainly broken with waste management and collection in Abuja that requires urgent fixing,” Ajayi wrote.
He lamented that refuse heaps are fast taking over the city and called on Wike to intervene immediately.
“Refuse is taking over the city. Minister Wike should pay immediate attention to this. We salute his work in expanding road infrastructure and restarting many abandoned road projects and bridges. His achievements are very visible in this regard.
“The Minister must now avert public health crisis with heaps of refuse and odious stench taking over public spaces,” he added.
