Newly constructed road in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that the administration of President Bola Tinubu has constructed not less than 150 kilometers of roads in satellite towns of the FCT between 2024 and 2025.
Wike made the disclosure during the inauguration of a newly constructed rural road in Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
Wike said that the 150km roads consisted of both completed and ongoing projects, adding that the emphasis is not just to improve infrastructure in the city, but also to improve life and other infrastructure in satellite towns.
“This shows that the emphasis is not just to improve infrastructure in the city, but also to improve life and other infrastructure in satellite towns,” he said.
The minister listed some of the completed road projects, including the 9km Paikon Kore to Ibwa Road in Gwagwalada Area Council, and 7.2 km Gaba and Tokulo Road in Bwari Area Council.
He also mentioned the 5km dualised Kuje township road from Tipper Garage to LEA Secretariat in Kuje Area Council and the 11km Sukuku-Ebo-Yangoji Road, in Kwali Area Council.
Wike said that some of the ongoing projects include the 15-km A2 to Pai road, which has been completed, and the Pai to Gumani road, which is ongoing and would be completed before the end of the year.
“At the end of the day, along the stretch of this road, we will have done about 45 km,” he said.
The minister emphasized that the roads are strategic not only in improving the lives of rural dwellers and economic activities but also in improving security response in satellite towns.
