FCT converts 4 agencies to departments
By Suleiman Bello
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration on Tuesday converted four agencies to departments, due to what authority call lack of appropriate laws to back up their operations.
This was made known in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to FCT Minister, Muhammad Sule in Abuja.
According to the statement, the conversion
was a follow-up to the directive of the FCT Executive Committee last month.
The affected agencies are: Agency for Mass Education, Science and Technology, FCT Emergency Management Agency and Satellite Towns Development Agency.
It said that the reversal of these agencies was contained in a circular signed by the FCT Permanent Secretary, John Chukwu.
The statement stated that, all the heads of the affected agencies would henceforth be known as Directors.
It added that those heading various departments under the affected agencies would operate as Heads of Divisions.
The new arrangement, it was stated will continue until the National Assembly enacts appropriate laws backing the establishment of such departments.
