By Jumai Ahmadu, PhD. For over five decades, since the creation of Abuja as Nigeria’s Federal Capital, the original inhabitants have borne the heaviest cost of the nation’s unity project. Their ancestral lands were taken in the name of national progress, with promises of resettlement, compensation, and full integration into the new city. Half a century later, much of that promise remains unfulfilled. Across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), indigenous communities continue to experience displacement, loss of farmlands, cultural erosion, and economic uncertainty. While Abuja has grown into a modern…
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