Jonathan blames Abuja explosions on overpopulation

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday blamed the ceaseless bomb attacks in the Federal Capital Territory on over population. Jonathan made this observation while receiving a delegation of the FCT Council of Chiefs, area council chairmen, appointees and legislators at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The delegation was led by the Minister of FCT, Senator Bala Muhammed; and the Minister of State, FCT, Olajumoke Akinjide. Jonathan, however, noted that the population growth was putting pressure on infrastructures in the FCT. He said, “The idea behind the creation of FCT is to cater for less than one million people. According to the last census, the FCT’s population was less than a million. “But today, because of the crisis we have in the South: militancy and kidnapping in the South East and South South and of course the terror activities in the North, the population of the FCT has expanded. “We don’t even know the exact population now until the next census will hold but definitely, the population has increased much more than anticipated. “When population growth is so fast that it cannot meet up with infrastructural development, people are under pressure of facilities: whether water, electricity etc