Karshi Abuja Karshi Abuja Karshi is located in the Federal Capital Territory, a satellite town situated in Abuja Municipal Area Council in Nigeria. Its geographical coordinates are 8° 49' 40" North, 7° 33' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Karshi. Karshi is about 38 km to Federal city and 41 km from Karshi to Apo. The predominant tribe in this town is the Gwandaras who constitute about 85% of the total population. Other monitory tribes in Karshi are Gade, Gbagyi, Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Igbo, Idoma and Tiv. The predominant occupations of the major inhabitants are farming, hunting and blacksmithing.
Abuja the encompassing Federal Capital Territory. The Abuja Municipal Area Council is the local government responsible for administration of the city. Coucillorship and chairmanship elections are held regularly. The People's Democratic Party won the 2013 election, as it had in 2010. The FCT is headed by the FCT Minister, currently Malam Muhammad Bello, who is appointed by central government. The FCT Minister appoints members to the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) The FCT's ministers have been as follows: For ease and co-ordination of developmental efforts, the city was divided into ‘Phases’ by its planners, with the city’s development taking a concentric