Bello stated this while briefing members of the Senate Committee on FCT while presenting the revised 2020 budget of the ministry, Punch reports.

The minister said the fund was spent on provision of security services, provision of palliatives for indigent residents, as well as assisting neighbouring States who were distressed.

He added that the FCT health facility supported residents from states where the level of government assistance was low.

He said the territory also provided healthcare services for both residents and non-residents of the city.

He further stated that the development took a tremendous toll on the financial resources of the FCT, adding that a lot was done on the provision of palliatives for the masses, especially as help was not forthcoming from anywhere when the COVID-19 crisis started.

He requested that the FCT should budget be reviewed to reflect the realities on ground with respect to COVID-19 pandemic.