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ABUJA: CAN NYESOM WIKE CONQUER THE CANCEROUS ABUJA TRANSPORTATION DEBACLE?

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By Festus Fifen. When the  FCT Minister Barr. Nyesom Wike recently sacked the Board and  Head of Agencies under the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA, it was greeted with a great sigh of relief as many Abuja residents believed the city needed a breath of "Fresh Air" after 8 years of not too impressive performance by the last administration. With Nyesom Wike described by many as the bulldozer and "Mr. project" taking over the affairs of managing the city, his decision to purge these Agencies of Government that will help him implement the long awaited reforms  was perceived to be working-the-talk. Though the action was received with  mixed feelings,  there were jubilations in some agencies and  the opposite was the case in the Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company Limited (AUMTCO) as was seen in a viral video where members of staff were lamenting the sack of the Managing Director and Chief Executive,  Mr. Najeeb Abdulsalam for unceremoniously leaving the stag