*Photo L-R: President Bola Tinubu and Mr Nyesom Wike*
President Bola Tinubu has said that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, was changing for the better under the current Minister, Nyesom Wike, 50 years after creation.
The President made the remarks at the Federal Capital Territory Administration grand “Thank You Dinner” to mark the successful completion of a 31-day marathon of project commissionings and new flag-offs.
The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike hosted the event to celebrate the delivery of infrastructural milestones across Abuja’s city centre and the satellite towns.
Tinubu, represented by the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, thanked Wike and his team for all the sacrifices to ensure the nation’s capital works for everyone.
“I congratulate the Honourable Minister and his entire team for demonstrating that leadership is not measured by how loudly one announces plans, but by how clearly the people can see the results.
“Of course, anyone who knows Minister Wike knows that he believes roads should move faster than rumours, and that the surest way to answer critics is not with another press conference, but with another completed project,” he said.
According to Tinubu, “There is an old saying that while words may inspire, concrete convinces. Across the FCT, Nigerians are not merely hearing about development; they are driving on it. They are walking through it. They are living in it. That is how governance should be measured.”
In his remarks, Akpabio said it was unprecedented for any administration to commission such quantum of projects and commended the FCT Minister, Wike for the transformation of the FCT through impactful projects.
Akpabio assured the FCT Administration of the continued support of the National Assembly to drive the development of the Federal Capital Territory.
“As legislators, we often pass appropriation bills. But every appropriation carries with it a sacred expectation—that somewhere, somehow, the figures on paper will become structures that improve human lives. Tonight, we have seen what happens when budgets become bridges, policies become pavements, and promises become projects,” Akpabio said.
The 31 days commissioning of projects spearheaded by FCT Minister Wike, involved the inauguration and groundbreaking of critical roads, bridges water works, public buildings, and public utilities.