Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to revolutionize the city’s transportation system to end the practice of roadside pick-ups and drop-offs.
The minister who made the promise after inspection of the ongoing construction at Kugbo and Mabushi bus terminals, said that commercial buses and taxis in the FCT must operate from the bus terminals when the projects are fully completed.
Wike, who expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work on the projects said, “We are changing the face of Abuja’s transportation system. By the time we complete these terminals, we won’t allow buses and taxis to pick passengers on the roads. Everyone will have to use the designated terminals.
”I’m so excited. This site (Mabushi bus terminal) was flagged off in July of this year, and within three months, you can see what they’ve been able to do.
“The time given to them is 15 months to complete the project, but with the speed the contractor is going, I believe it will be completed before the 15 months. He (the contractor) even told us that by January, he would be able to hand over this project to us, this Mabushi, and the one at Kugbo.
“The quality of work, you can see for yourself. If you were here when we flagged off the two, you would know that they’ve really done very well.
“I’m happy that at the end of the day, the residents of Abuja would see that we have changed the landscape of the area; we have given them different transportation systems, which they have been yearning for but lacked for years. So, we are very happy with what we have seen”.
Earlier while conducting the Minister round the Kugbo and Mabushi bus terminals, the contractor of the projects, Engr. Abiola Otunola, disclosed that a substantial part of the work on the bus terminals has been achieved, adding that the company was working round the clock to ensure the completion of the project by January 2025.
