The National Assembly has expressed commitment to help
the National Council for Arts and Culture take full control of it’s permanent
site in order to maximise the site for the benefit of Nigerians.
This position was made known by members of the House
Committee on unspent funds in Abuja recently.
Members of the Committee promised to look into the
recent controversy surrounding the cultural village located near Sheraton
Hotels in Abuja with a view to securing the premises for NCAC.
During the investigative hearing, the Director General
of NCAC, Otunba Segun Runsewe stressed the need to ward off intruders to the
Art and Crafts village so that the council can put infrastructure in place to
empower Nigerians.
The DG reaffirmed that if the Art and Crafts Village
facility belonging to NCAC is maximised, the site could boost Internally
Generated Revenue(IGR) for the Federal Government.
Runsewe reiterated that the site worth N9.8 billion
belongs to Nigerians and must not be used for personal gains by unscrupulous
individuals emphasising that if put to good use, it could generate billions in
IGR for the government.
Fielding questions from journalists after the session,
Runsewe stressed the need to protect and defend the landed property of the
council saying, “Nigerians must know that the land belongs to them and it’s not
a personal thing. If that land was fully operational, it would have been giving
some good IGR to the government”
Runsewe further commended the House Committee for a job
well done noting with interest, its commitment to improving financial
expenditures of government agencies, “we are the implementors and the committee
is there to help us do our jobs better, it is not witch-hunting but part of
fighting corruption and the committee can correct so many things”, he noted.
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