FCTA Will Continue To Work To Improve FCT’s Infrastructure, Services- Wike

By: Wisdom Acka

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has described those questioning the fixing of streetlights and tackling of insecurity in the FCT, as sadist, who were unwilling to accept the reality of change.

Wike stated this during inspection of on-going road projects at Guzape Lot II, being handled by Gilmor Construction Company, Goodluck Jonathan Expressway, by Salini Nigeria Limited, road resurfacing projects in Asokoro, being handled by Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, and the Diplomatic Area.

The Minister, while speaking with journalists after the inspection, urged citizens to learn to commend the government when there were improvements; noting that his Administration was working to repair vandalised streetlights.

He stressed that the FCT Administration was not only interested in road projects, but also had plans to improve the Territory’s healthcare, education, and agricultural sectors.

His words: “I don’t know about criminals. I have always told you that there are those, who will never be happy in their lives. Anybody who says that there are no improvements in terms of streetlights is a sadist.”

“We are trying to make some repairs of those that have been vandalised, which is not easy. Like when you heard Salini say here that they’ve tested it, but they’ve not put it on yet because they are waiting for commissioning. So maybe this is part of the areas that they think that is dark,” he said.

“When they say criminals, I think those who are saying so are part of the criminals themselves. We should be able to commend government when there are improvements. I didn’t say here that we are going to concentrate only on roads. We are saying we are going to dwell on the health sector, the education sector, even agriculture. These people know, it’s just that some Nigerians find it difficult to accept the reality on ground that things have changed”, Wike added.

The Minister appreciated President Bola Tinubu for signing the FCT’s 2024 Statutory Budget; stressing that the budget would herald “a revolution of infrastructure in Abuja”, and provide a lot of direct and indirect jobs across all sectors.

Commenting on land disputes between the FCT original inhabitants and the Military, Wike revealed that he had met the Chief of Defense Staff, who gave the assurance that everything would be resolved hence there was no cause for alarm.