FCTA CONSIDERS RECYCLING WASTE FOR CLEANER ABUJA
By: Wisdom Acka
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, has revealed that the FCT Administration is shifting its focus toward industrial waste recycling to achieve a more sustainable and consistently clean capital city.
He disclosed this on Friday, 8 May 2026, while speaking to journalists after an inspection tour of various infrastructure projects in the nation’s capital.
This is because the Minister argued that the current culture of monthly environmental sanitation is insufficient for the long-term needs of a modern city, saying that it only provides a temporary facelift without addressing the root problem of waste accumulation in the Territory.
”If you do it on a Saturday, that Saturday is clean. But for me, that is not a very major issue. Having a dump site is not enough for you to say that the problem is solved,” he stressed, emphasizing that true waste management is an industrial necessity rather than just a routine business task using dump sites and landfills.
According to the Minister, the FCTA is already receiving and reviewing offers from experts who have successfully implemented these systems in other global cities, to turn the waste into new products, in line with global best practices.
In addition to waste management, the Minister provided updates on critical infrastructure projects slated for inauguration during President Bola Tinubu’s third year in office.
Wike expressed high satisfaction with the Judges’ residences, describing Gilmor’s work as “beautiful” and “99 percent ready.”
He also inspected the N5 road project, which is 100 per cent complete, and the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal.
Revealing that the Court of Appeal is 90 per cent complete, the Minister was candid about his expectations for quality, ordering the contractor to correct several “errors” before the official commissioning.
Addressing recent criticisms regarding the government’s role in building judicial residences, Wike dismissed claims that such projects erode judicial independence.
He pointed out the irony of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) criticizing government-funded infrastructure, while simultaneously accepting government sponsorship for their own activities and conferences.
”The mere fact that the executive constructs do not mean that that will lead to interference in the judiciary,” Wike stated, reaffirming that providing comfortable housing allows judges to stay focused on their work without compromise.
The Minister concluded by reiterating that the FCTA remains undeterred and focused on fulfilling its promises to the residents of the Territory through physical infrastructure and innovative environmental solutions.
