Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has re-emphasized that the president has no plans to move the Federal Capital Territory to Lagos.
This statement came following a rumour that surfaced on social media that the president plans to move the FCT to Lagos State after a department under the Ministry of Aviation, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, moved some of its departments to Lagos.
Stating this on his official X handle, Onanuga noted that the rumour started during the 2023 general elections campaign and was trashed.
Onanuga said those peddling rumours are dishonest, ethnic and regional champions trying to draw attention to themselves. According to him, Abuja has come to stay as it is backed by law.
Onanuga said many parastatals are not based in Abuja depending on their mandate, including the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, which is in Lokoja, insisting that administrative decisions should not be politicides.
Also, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, said the adjustments do not affect their operations.
