The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has reiterated the commitment to developing the capital city through the provision of access roads.
Wike stated this while launching the construction of the access road, which leads to the site of the new academy of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Giri District, Abuja, on Thursday, December 5, 2024
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the minister said that the provision of the access roads would promote the development of the real estate sector. improve access to markets for agricultural produce and also deconstruct the Abuja city centre.
Noting that some parts of the FCT have been underdeveloped due to lack of access roads, the FCT minister said: “With the access road, everyone will come to develop and that is what we are looking to do to deconstruct the city.”
The minister clarified that the road was not built specifically for the EFCC but to open up a part of the FCT where the new EFCC academy is located, thus making it the beneficiaries of the road project.
He said: “The community will also benefit from this. People will now build houses and farmers will bring their produce to the city. This is the very essence of this opening up everywhere.
“So, let it not be said that we are building roads for the EFCC. We are not building roads for the EFCC. We are building roads to open up access and develop areas and of course, they are one of the benefits.”
The FCT minister thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the opportunity to contribute to the development of FCT infrastructure and for providing the necessary funding and support for the FCT administration.
He also provided the contract for the availability of funds and asked them to ensure that the project is completed on time. He said the project will be commissioned by next May to mark the second anniversary of the presidency.
