Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has said the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government had spent N89.2 billion on roads infrastructure and schools in Bwari Area Council.
Wike, who disclosed this while inaugurating the five-kilometre Gaba – Tokulo road in Bwari Area Council Friday, said that the amount was spent in the last 12 months.
He said N7 billion was spent on the five-kilometre Gaba – Tokulo Road, while N27 billion on the rehabilitation of Dutse to Bwari Road.
The minister added that N28 billion was spent on the ongoing dualisation of Ushafa to War College Road, and N27 billion on rehabilitation and construction of schools in Bwari.
He identified the schools as Government Girls Secondary School, Dutse, Government Secondary School (GSS), Bwari, and GSS Ushafa, a new school.
Others, he said, were GSS Dei Dei, GSS Kubwa, and GSS Jibi.
He said the Gaba – Tokulo road was initiated through a stakeholder engagement.
“The people of Bwari said that they wanted this road and to the glory of God, we awarded the contract in January 2024, and today, we are inaugurating the completed project.
“In 2024, through President Tinubu’s directive, we said that we are going to construct one road in each area council.
“I want to say that since Monday, we have been inaugurating road projects, and we will conclude this exercise tomorrow.
“That is to show that we have been able to touch all the area councils since the inception of the Tinubu-led administration,” he said.
He added that the FCT Administration had made provisions in the 2025 budget for every area council to have at least one more road project.
He promised the residents that the Gaba – Tokilo Road would be extended to Kawu, a border community with Kaduna state, as requested by Council Chairman, Mr. John Gabaya.
He directed the Coordinator, Satellite Towns Development Department, Mr Abdulkadir Zulkiflu to capture the road extension in the FCT 2025 budget.
He also directed the contractor that executed the project, Sectraco Nigeria ltd, to install streetlights on the road from Gaba to Tokulo.
On his part, the Council’s chairman thanked Wike for the ongoing transformation of satellite towns, saying, “FCT rural communities never had it this good.”
Gabaya described the minister as an “embodiment of Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.”
He appealed to the minister to further extend the road to connect with the Kawu community, covering 10 to 11 kilometres.
He also urged Wike to equally consider constructing the road from Murtala Mohammed Expressway via Kubwa to the Nigeria Law School, Bwari. (NAN)
