Wike Flags Off Resurfacing of 189 Roads, Promises Economy’ll Turn Around

By: Wisdom Acka

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has urged Nigerians to exercise patience with President Tinubu’s economic policies; assuring that the current hardship was temporary, and would soon turn for the better.

Wike stated this on Tuesday in Maitama District, Abuja, while flagging off resurfacing of 189 roads for the district, and some portions in Garki and Wuse.

He called for prayers for President Tinubu, for good health and strength, to perform his duties to Nigerians, while also appealing to Nigerians against dwelling on negatives of the administration

His words: “To change the economy is not by mouth. So many things will go wrong, but in going wrong, it will get right. The wrong it’s going is the effect on you temporarily.”

“Even some of you, when you are training your children, you know how painful it is to get money to pay their school fees. But at the end of the day, when your child is graduating, it is like you are flying,” he said.

“So also, what the President is doing today. We may be having some inconveniences, we agree. But be patient; you will see the turnaround of things. I will never support what will not work. We need to pray to make sure there is good health for Mr. President, for the wisdom, the strength for him to pilot the affairs of this country. It will not be good for us only to talk about the bad. We should also talk about the good side,” Wike emphasized.

The Minister also said that he would not support local contractors without capability; vowing to revoke contracts of contractors who failed to deliver on agreements of quality and time.

“I support local content. But what I do not support is local content without capacity. You know, sometimes I come out at 12 midnight, 11 pm, to check things for myself so that I will be able to talk tomorrow authoritatively. Some of the contractors you gave this job, do not have the capacity,” he reiterated.

The Minister added: “I want to tell you the simple truth, and nothing but the truth. If it continues that way, I have no choice but to revoke the contract, I can tell you authoritatively. So, please, tell your local content people, that if they do not content well, we will content them out.”

“All of us would like our people to do the job, but I will also not because you are doing the job, you will not do it well, and within the time schedule, no. So, local content, whether you are white or you are black since all of you are local content, do it well, and do it within the time,” Wike stressed.

Welcoming guests to the occasion, Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, said that the Federal Capital Territory (AMAC) was undergoing positive transformation under the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.

He thanked President Bola Tinubu for sending Wike to the FCT and pledged continued support of AMAC residents to the Renewed Hope Agenda in a bid to reposition the Territory.