All Ongoing FCT Projects Will Be Completed By Year-End, Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has assured residents that all ongoing infrastructure projects awarded by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will be completed before the end of the year, expressing confidence in the contractors handling the various road projects across the capital city.
Speaking with journalists on Thursday after inspecting the ongoing construction of the extension of Collector Road CO1 linking Nile University area in the Institution and Research District with Lugbe, Abuja and the Arterial Road N1, from Wuye District to Ring Road II, Abuja on Thursday, Wike said the Tinubu administration remained committed to delivering every project it had initiated, insisting that no road project would be abandoned.
"What should concern you is whether there is any project we have started and abandoned. Look at even the projects that were awarded since 2010. We have tried to see that all are completed, and the ones that this administration has awarded will also be completed," the minister said.
He added: "I don't want to be pessimistic. I'm very optimistic that all the roads that we have gone for inspection, after the commissioning and flag-off, will also be done. As far as I'm concerned, latest by the end of this year."
Wike expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work on the Research and Institution Avenue, which will link Lugbe, being executed by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), despite initially expressing concern over the volume of work still outstanding.
"I have faith. There are companies that, when they give you their word and you also play your own part, they always fulfil. CCECC is a company that is doing the road at the Research and Institution Avenue," he said.
"With what I saw today, I can tell you comfortably that if we complete that project, I can beat my chest and go home and say I'm happy.
Speaking with journalists on Thursday after inspecting the ongoing construction of the extension of Collector Road CO1 linking Nile University area in the Institution and Research District with Lugbe, Abuja and the Arterial Road N1, from Wuye District to Ring Road II, Abuja on Thursday, Wike said the Tinubu administration remained committed to delivering every project it had initiated, insisting that no road project would be abandoned.
"What should concern you is whether there is any project we have started and abandoned. Look at even the projects that were awarded since 2010. We have tried to see that all are completed, and the ones that this administration has awarded will also be completed," the minister said.
He added: "I don't want to be pessimistic. I'm very optimistic that all the roads that we have gone for inspection, after the commissioning and flag-off, will also be done. As far as I'm concerned, latest by the end of this year."
Wike expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work on the Research and Institution Avenue, which will link Lugbe, being executed by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), despite initially expressing concern over the volume of work still outstanding.
"I have faith. There are companies that, when they give you their word and you also play your own part, they always fulfil. CCECC is a company that is doing the road at the Research and Institution Avenue," he said.
"With what I saw today, I can tell you comfortably that if we complete that project, I can beat my chest and go home and say I'm happy.
