The FCT minister Nyesom Wike has said that the Federal Government is open to having a dialogue with the protesters.
Wike disclosed this while handing over the Staff of the Office to four newly coronated Chiefs of Karu, Kwali, Pai, and Yaba, in Abuja on Thursday.
He commended protesters who refused to be violent and urged them to continue to remain peaceful, noting that it was better to have a dialogue and iron out issues with the government.
Describing Abuja as the nation’s “centre of unity,” Wike said, “Abuja is for everybody; if we lose Abuja, we have lost Nigeria. That is why we have always said, let us work together. There is nothing we can’t achieve under the current administration of President Bola Tinubu.
“Give him time, and a lot of things will change.”
Speaking to the coronated chiefs, the minister said traditional rulers had a lot of roles to play, adding that they were the closest to the grassroots and interface more with the people.
He said: “You are the one who knows what the people feel at home; you are the one who will tell us whether the government is making any impact or not.
The FCT saw massive demonstrations from crowds who thronged the central business district and suburbs on Thursday as security officials fired tear gas to disperse protesters.
