FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has provided assurances to the management of the Nigerian Law School regarding maximum security at its Abuja campus in Bwari, Abuja.
Wike made this commitment during a visit by a delegation from the school, headed by its Director-General, Isa Chiroma, in Abuja on Thursday.
He elaborated that the FCT Administration has implemented stringent security measures in the Bwari council area, home to the Abuja campus of the law school.
This security deployment, he emphasized, is based on intelligence reports from various agencies, aimed at ensuring the safety of residents, as well as private and public institutions in the vicinity.
“We didn’t want to take any chances at all, knowing fully well the intelligence we were getting. So that is why there is so much security within the Bwari area council.
“This is because if anything happens, it will be a setback to the entire country and the FCT,” the minister said.
Wike reiterated the administration’s support to the NLS and pledged to consider the institution’s request to construct staff quarters and provide vehicles.
He noted that it was important for agencies within the FCT to be given necessary support.
“Luckily, the legal profession is my own constituency, and so it will be out of place if they have problems, and I won’t be able to support them. You should take it for granted that the FCT will support you,” Wike said.
He directed the FCTA’s general counsel to liaise with the school management to see how the request for the staff quarters would be captured in the FCTA’s 2024 statutory budget.
On the request for vehicles, the minister said that he would look at available vehicles and make some available for the school.
Earlier, Chiroma appealed to the minister to construct staff quarters and provide vehicles for the school’s Abuja campus.
He also explained that the delegation was in Wike’s office to congratulate him on his appointment as minister of the FCT.
He added that the visit also informed Mr Wike that he is among the NLS’ awardees to be presented at its 60th anniversary.