President Bola Tinubu says Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has brought the nation’s capital back to life with infrastructural development.
Tinubu spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at the inauguration of the southern parkway named after him by the FCT minister.
The inauguration of the road project was one of the activities marking Tinubu’s one year in office.
The president commended the minister for the development recorded in the nation’s capital since he took charge of the territory.
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Tinubu said the southern parkway was started 13 years ago, but his administration prioritised it when he assumed office.
“Infrastructure is an enabler of economic development and prosperity. The needs of our citizens are paramount in our minds,” the president said.
He emphasised that the southern parkway not only represents a road network but also “our collective aspiration for progress”.
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He added that the road will “not only ease transportation but ease movement within the FCT,” underscoring the project’s role in building a “world-class capital city.”
On his part, Wike said the project is one of the principal outlets conceived as a free way to provide access and connectivity according to the Abuja master plan.
The minister said the road will enhance traffic circulation around the city centre and reduce travel time.
Wike said the road was first awarded for N16.2 billion in 2010 but was later revised to N35.7 billion owing to changes in the scope of the project.
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He said his team, on assumption of office in 2023, was confronted with several uncompleted projects abandoned for several years in the nation’s capital.
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