Original inhabitants of the FCT have renewed calls on the federal government to address what they describe as decades of injustice, displacement and systemic marginalisation suffered by the loss of their ancestral land.
The call was made at a press conference on promoting the rights of FCT original inhabitants with the theme:Strengthing the Cultural Rights of FCT Original Inhabitants, held on Thursday in Abuja.
Commandant Isaac Aoiyeo, who spoke on their behalf, while calling for proper separation of the FCT and the FCC., called on residents to join hands and demand for transparency and accountability in governance.
Godwin Arome Onoja, Program Manager, Helpline Social Support Initiative, said
over 300 indigenous women and youth have been given vocational training and market access while over 44 marginalised persons with disability have been placed under training for cultural heritage preservation from the nine tribes in Abuja.
He said, through the Resource Centre for Human Right and Civic Education (CHRICED) and MacArthur Foundation, the second phase of the promotion project will continue to improve on legacies built on the vulnerable women and youth.
Onoja said a comprehensive survey of victims of forced eviction from ancestral land has already been conducted.
The nine tribes are Amomoa, Bassa, Gade, Ganagana, Gbari, Gwandara, Egbura and Koro.
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