The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has assured that all capital projects started under President Bola Tinubu’s administration will be completed before the end of the tenure.
Wike gave the assurance during a routine live media chat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, saying the administration has recorded unprecedented progress in infrastructure development across the FCT.
He said the Tinubu administration commissioned 107 capital projects in the territory, of which 76 have been completed.
“The President’s administration under Bola Tinubu commissioned 107 capital projects. We have completed 76. Before the January election, we will commission 10, and before the end of his tenure, we would have commissioned all the projects,” he said.
The Minister added that the FCT Administration has also made significant progress on inherited projects.
According to him, of the 25 projects inherited from the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, 23 have been completed while two are ongoing.
“We inherited 25 projects from President Buhari and completed 23, while two are currently ongoing,” Wike stated.
He further disclosed that six out of eight projects inherited from the administrations of former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Umaru Musa Yar’Adua have been completed, with work ongoing on the remaining two.
“We inherited eight projects from the administrations of President Jonathan and President Yar’Adua. We have completed six, while two are ongoing,” he said.
Wike said the Tinubu administration remains committed to delivering all projects under the Renewed Hope Agenda in the FCT within the President’s tenure.
“Before this tenure expires, every project started under Bola Tinubu would have been completed,” he added.
The Minister challenged critics to compare the performance of the current administration with previous ones, insisting the FCT has witnessed unprecedented development under Tinubu.
“In the history of the FCT, no government has done what we have done in Abuja. I challenge anyone to come out,” he said.