The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will complete on-going roads construction in Kuje Area Councils.
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, dropped this hint, Thursday, while inspecting construction work on dualization of the Kuje road (Airport road into Kuje town) and the Kuje-Gwagwalada road.
His words: “The Contractors have promised that by the end of this 2024, they would have finished everything pertaining to earthwork. So, the work is going on fast and here in Kuje, as per the dualization of this Garage road, we believe that latest by this December, the contractor, Gilmor, would have handed over.”
Allaying fears over possible delay posed by electric transformer on the right of way of the Kuje road, Wike argued: “This is a public road, not a private road. It is to be used by everybody for the interest of the public”.
“The transmission company will accordingly be told to expedite actions so as to relocate their electrical installations. We are going to make sure that every stakeholder understands the importance of the quick handover of that road,” he reiterated.
The Minister continued: “We have also directed them to continue the dualization from Kuje to Gwagwalada. That will ease off transport difficulties and also reduce travel time when going to Gwagwalada. So people who have no business along the Giri-Airport axis will now from Gwagwalada come to town.”
“Everybody in Kuje who is going to Gwagwalada will also go straight and I know the economic impact these roads will trigger. Mind you, all these constructions include streetlights. We think that it will change the landscape of the entire city. People do not need to leave Kuje to go and live in the city to go to work. It will be within 20 to 25 minutes and you are already in the city and that is what everybody hopes for. We thank God that we are keeping to the promises made by this Administration”, Wike emphasized.
Responding to a question of funding, the Minister explained: ‘It is a matter of strategy and a matter of being prudent with available resources. No government or institution can say they will have all the required resources to be able to carry out every service. But what is important to us is that we try to make sure people pay their taxes.
