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FCT Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike flagged off the reconstruction and rehabilitation of public schools in the FCT at the FCT School for the Gifted in Gwagwalada. In his address, the Minister said that the FCT Administration will not only provide access to education but will also ensure quality and a conducive environment for learning.
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Chief of Staff to the FCT Minister, Chairman, and members of the FCT Civil Service Commission, Coordinators of the Abuja Infrastructure Investment Center and Abuja Metropolitan Management Council as well as FCTA Head of Service and 10 Permanent Secretaries were sworn into office on Monday, 18th March, 2024.

FCT Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike charged them on the need for hard work, teamwork, and loyalty.

PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FCTA HEAD OF SERVICE, PERMANENT SECRETARIES, OTHERS.


1. His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) has approved the appointment of the Chairman and Commissioners of the FCT Civil Service Commission.

2. They are:


I. Engr. Emeka Ezeh – Chairman

II. Hon. Ahmed Mohammed – North West

III. Chief Anthony Okeah – South-South

IV. Mohammed Magaji Ibrahim – North East

V. Miskoom Alexander Naantuam - North Central

VI. Hon. Jide Jimoh – South West

VII. Barrister Martin Azubike – South East


3. Similarly, Mr. President also approved the following to fill existing vacancies in some critical agencies of the FCTA. They are:

i. Abdulkadir Zulkarfi - Coordinator Satellite Town Development Department;

ii. Chief Felix Obuah - Coordinator Abuja Metropolitan Management Council; and

iii. Oladiran Olufemi Akindele - Coordinator, Abuja Infrastructure Investment Council (AIIC).

4. Also, to strengthen the bureaucratic structure of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Mr. President equally approved the appointment of the Head of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretaries in the FCT Civil Service.


5. Mr. Atang Udo Samuel is appointed as the Head of the Civil Service and the following as Permanent Secretaries:

I. Dr Adam Babagana – North East

II. Wanki Adamu Ibrahim – North East

III. Asmau Mukhtar – North West

IV. Dogo Aliyu Wadata Bodinga – North West

V. Olusa Olusegun – South West

VI. Adetoyi Rabiu Kolawole – South West

VII. Grace Adayilo – North Central

VIII. Olubunmi Olowookere – North Central

IX. Ibe Prospect Chukwuemeka – South East

X. Okonkwo Florence Nonubari – South South



6. The appointments take immediate effect.

7. The appointees would be sworn in on Monday 18th March, 2024.



ANTHONY OGUNLEYE

DIRECTOR PRESS

(OFFICE OF THE MINISTER)

12/03/2024

FCTA/ODP/PR/508

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FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike joined other Nigerians to honor Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Hon Minister of State for Petroleum Resources at the grand reception held in his honour at Erekomor Local Government bayelsa State on Saturday..

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FCT MINISTER RECEIVES BELGIAN AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA

...HOLD MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL DISCUSSIONS

FCT Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, 6th March 2024 played host to the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, HE Pieter Leenknegt in his office.

In discussions that were of mutual benefit to both parties, the Minister gave assurances on the completion of the Abuja light rail and sought for collaboration with Belgium in the areas of security and agriculture amongst others.

Below are photographs of the event courtesy of the Press Unit, Office of the Minister.

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FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike on Monday, 4th March 2024 carried out an inspection visit to ongoing road construction sites in the city. The sites visited were the Guzape Lot 2, the Guzape Diplomatic area, and the Arterial Road, N20.

The minister expressed his satisfaction with the quality and pace of work on the roads as he was assured of their completion by May of 2024.

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FCTA, BRITAIN EXPLORE AREAS OF MORE COOPERATION

The FCT Minister, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike met with the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 to discuss areas of cooperation.

The Minister urged the British envoy to explore the possibility of Britain’s investment in the agricultural and tourism sectors of the FCT.

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FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike on Wednesday, 21st of February, 2024 flagged off the construction of the access road to Saburi 1 and 2 communities in Abuja Municipal Area Council.

The road spans from the Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) to the Old Keffi Road near the Dei-Dei International Market, Abuja.

The project is carried out in compliance with the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the construction of at least 5 km of roads in each of the FCT Area Councils. under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

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FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike on Tuesday, 20th February 2024, flagged off the construction of the Naharati-River Ukya-Ungwan Hausawa road in Abaji Area Council of the FCT.

The road is one of the 6 rural roads being constructed in each of the Area Councils as part of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Federal Government.

The road on completion will enhance the socio-economic and security conditions of the Area council

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In continuation of his tour of construction projects in the FCT, FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike on Wednesday 14th February 2024, visited the following project sites:
1. Construction of the Southern Parkway from the National Christian Center to Ring Road 1

2. Provision of Engineering Infrastructure to Guzape Lot II

3 Provisiion of Roads and Engineering Infrastructure to the New Layout and the Diplomatic area in Guzape

4. Full Scope Development of Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to ONEX with spurs.

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FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike on Tuesday, 13th of February, 2024, undertook an inspection tour of ongoing projects within Abuja city. The sites visited included
i. Construction of the residence of the Vice President
ii. Rehabilitation and Expansion of the Oter Southern Expressway (OSEX) from the Villa Roundabout to (OSEX/Ring Road! Junction
iii Provision of Engineering Infrastructure to Wuye District

the Minister got the commitment from the contractor for the delivery of good quality work on schedule.

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FCT Minister, barrister Nyesom Wike on Monday 5th February, 2024, flagged off the construction of the asphalt carriage way in Kuje Area Council of the FCT. the Minister was received by a mammoth crowd who aee excited at the prospect of having the project flagged off.
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WIKE FLAGS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF 7.2 KILOMETER RURAL ROAD IN BWARI

…WARNS CIVIL SERVANTS AGAINST SABOTAGE

…SAYS EACH AREA COUNCIL WILL GET THREE ROADS THIS YEAR

1. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike on Friday, February 2, 2024, flagged off the construction of the 7.2-kilometer Gaba-Tokula road in Bwari Area Council of the Territory.

2. in his address during the exercise, Barrister Wike said that the road is a part of the 30-kilometer road project that he was directed to construct in the six Area Councils of the FCT, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

3. The Minister said aside the Gaba-Tokula road, the FCT Administration will also construct two additional rural roads in the Bwari Area Council before the end the year.

4. Barrister Wike who was also informed by the Chairman, Bwari Area Council, Hon. John Gabaya, about some abandoned road projects in the Area Council under the Federal Capital Territory Development Authority, FCDA, assured that those roads would also be completed.

5. According to the Minister, “All your requests of abandoned projects, which were initially to be carried out by the FCDA, I can assure you, by the directive of Mr. President, go home and sleep with your two eyes closed. Those projects must be started again. I can assure you that.”

6. The Minister, while blaming the problem of insecurity and rural urban migration in the FCT partly on the lack of basic infrastructure in the rural parts of the FCT, assured that the FCT Administration is ready to change the narrative by providing the needed infrastructure, in line with the renewed hope agenda of Mr. President.

7. The FCT Minister recalled that he had earlier directed the six Area Council Chairmen of the FCT to nominate roads for construction in their Area Councils, as instructed by the President, adding that provision was also made in the 2023 National Supplementary budget for the construction of these roads.

8. He said, “As I speak to you, all the Area Councils, apart from the one we are flagging off today, this year, will have two more roads. In essence, in this year, each Area Council will be having three roads, which has never happened since the creation of FCT as the Federal Capital Territory.”

9. The FCT Minister who also noted that job creation is a priority of the administration of President Tinubu, equally urged the contractors working on the projects to give opportunity to the youths, including men and women who are willing and able to work on the construction sites, to enable them fend for their families.

10.He also appealed to the traditional rulers and youths to take ownership of the projects and support the efforts of the government, saying it would encourage the government to provide them with many more projects.

11.Speaking on the availability of funds for the projects, the Minister reiterated that the FCT Administration under his leadership will not award any project without cash backing, and assured the contractors that their funds would be paid as at when due.

12.The Minister however warned against any form of bureaucratic sabotage in the execution of the projects by officials of the FCTA, saying that he will not tolerate such.

13.He charged Directors in the FCTA to expediate action on payments of contractors working on the various projects in the FCT to avoid unnecessary delays in the execution of the projects.

14.Barr. Wike said, “This is not a period where you bring bureaucracy into what we are doing. They minute a file to you to pay contractors, the file will stay in your office for two weeks. Woe be unto you that will do anything that will not make this project to go on well because you will become enemy to the people.

15.“So, take it seriously so that when the file comes to you, do it immediately and see that the payment of contractors are being processed and paid to them because when you keep the file, you suffer the payment and who will suffer, the communities will suffer. I’m not going to tolerate that. Anybody who sabotages our efforts will also be sabotaged. So have it at the back of your mind”.

16.Also speaking on the efforts of the FCT Administration to address the security challenges in Bwari Area Council, the Minister assured that every measures are being taken to fight insecurity in the Council.

17.He said, “Whether the criminals are here, whether they are not here, whether their relatives are here, go and tell them to be ready. If you are an informant, go and be ready. The time for you to go has come. We will do everything possible to make sure you will not sleep. Anywhere you are, we will come to you. We have all it takes to fight you back now. Yes, you may have succeeded yesterday, yes you may have succeeded today, but tomorrow, you will not succeed and when we catch you, forget it. Gone are the days where you will go back to say that they released you. Nobody will release you.”

18.Also collaborating the position of the Minister on the road projects, the Minister of State, FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud said the FCT Administration is making efforts to reduce infrastructural deficit in the rural parts of the FCT by providing them with motorable roads.

19.Dr Mahmoud reiterated that the provision of rural roads will enhance connectivity, reduce the challenge of insecurity and open opportunities for trade and commerce in the rural communities.

20.In his welcome address, the Chairman, Bwari Area Council, Hon. John Gabaya, noted that the Area Council was honoured to have the presence of the FCT Minister twice in as many weeks, which he said was the first in the councils’ history and thanked the Minister for his support in the fight against insecurity.

21.Hon. Gabaya, who stated that the Gaba-Tokula road will connect smany villages and improve accessibility of the rural areas to the urban areas, said it will also help to improve the security of lives and properties in the Area Council.

22.In their separate remarks, the Sarkin Bwari, HRH Awwal Musa Ijakoro and the Etsu Bwari, HRH Ibrahim Yaro, noted that the absence of motorable roads was posing a serious challenge to the Bwari Area Council, especially the rural areas whose inhabitants are predominantly farmers and thanked the FCT Administration for the efforts to provide access roads.

23.The Etsu who announced the decision of the people of the council to crown the Minister as the Barden Bwari, also made presentation of gifts of two cows and Yam to the Ministers in appreciation of their support for the Council.

24.Also speaking, the Director overseeing the Satellite Town Development Department, STDD, Olusegun Olusa, assured that the STDD will carry out proper supervision of the project to ensure its timely delivery.


ANTHONY OGUNLEYE

DIRECTOR OF PRESS

OFFICE OF THE HONOURABLE MINISTER

02/02/2024

FCTA/ODP/PR/491

FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, on Friday 2nd February flagged off construction of the Gaba-Tokula road in Bwari Area Council of the FCT.

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