The six area councils and other stakeholders have received N6,316,621,045.37 billion from the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) as a statutory allocation for March 2024.
By comparison, the amount is a geometric increase of about 40% from the N3,938,092,102.92 billion shared in February 2024.
Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, the minister of state for the Federal Capital Territory who chaired the 188th Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC), expressed her happiness with the increase.
She therefore pleaded with the Area Council Authorities to start worthwhile projects in order to justify the monthly allocation.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by her Special Assistant Media, Austine Elemue, the minister said: “The allocation to the area councils as it stands today goes beyond payment of staff salaries. It is, therefore, high time for the chairmen to embark on people-oriented projects to justify the resources that go to the councils”.
A breakdown of the numbers disclosed at the JAAC meeting, however, shows that N2,502,577,093.87 billion was made available to other stakeholders, bringing the total amount to N6,316,621,045.37 billion. The amount of N3,814,043,951.50 billion was made available for distribution to the six area councils.
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The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) received N796,985,326.39 million, while Gwagwalada received N606,666,131.20 million and Kuje received N635,903,823.41 million, according to distributions made to the six area councils.
The remaining six area councils received a total of N3,814,043,951.50 billion in funding, which included N598,406,880.71 million for Bwari Area Council, N564,901,838.77 million for Abaji, and N611,179,951.02 million for Kwali.
The distribution to other important stakeholders, on the other hand, is as follows: N2,115,855,089.92 billion went to primary school teachers; N226,478,989.57 million went to pension funds; N52,394,108.75 million went to training funds; and N107,849,405.63 million went to employer pension contributions. All told, this brought the total amount to N2,502,577,093.87 billion.
The FCT Minister of State’s Senior Special Assistant on Administration and Strategy, Dr. Abdullahi Isa Kauramata, the Commissioner of the FCT Revenue Mobilization Fiscal Allocation Commission, Hon. Ismail Ajaka, the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olusa Olusegun, the Mandate Secretary, Hon. Bitrus Garki, Ag. Director of Funds, Mr. Muhammad Aris, and the Accountant General’s Office representative, Mr. Muhmud Nasiri, were in attendance at the 188th Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting.
The others are Hon. Christopher Maikalagun, the chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council; Hon. Abdullahi Abubakar, the chairman of the Abaji Area Council; Hon. John Gabaya, the chairman of the Bwari Area Council; and representatives of the chairman of the Kwali Area Council and Gwagwalada, among others.
