WIKE VOWS TO DELIVER ALL TINUBU-ERA FCT PROJECTS BEFORE 2027

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has assured that every capital project initiated under President Bola Tinubu’s administration in Abuja will be completed before the expiration of the administration’s tenure in 2027.

Wike gave the assurance during a media chat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where he reviewed the infrastructure development recorded by the FCT Administration under the Renewed Hope Agenda. He said the administration remained committed to completing projects already started rather than leaving them unfinished as the country approaches the 2027 general elections.

According to the minister, the Tinubu administration has so far commissioned 107 capital projects across the Federal Capital Territory, with 76 already completed. He disclosed that another 10 projects are expected to be commissioned before the January elections, while the remaining projects would be delivered before the end of Tinubu’s current tenure.

Wike said the FCT Administration would continue to provide the necessary support to contractors and ensure that ongoing projects are not abandoned because of the increasing political activities ahead of the 2027 elections. He maintained that the delivery of infrastructure remains a major component of the administration’s agenda for transforming Abuja.

23 of 25 Inherited Buhari Projects Completed.

The FCT Minister also disclosed that significant progress had been made on projects inherited from previous administrations.

He said the FCT Administration inherited 25 projects from the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that 23 have been completed while work continues on the remaining two.

Wike further stated that the administration inherited another eight projects from the administrations of former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Of those projects, six have been completed, while the remaining two are still under construction.

The minister used the figures to highlight what he described as the administration’s commitment to completing projects regardless of which government initiated them. He said the focus had been on ensuring that infrastructure investments already made by previous administrations were brought to completion instead of allowing them to remain stalled.

The latest commitment comes after the FCT Administration had earlier announced plans to complete and commission at least 10 major road and infrastructure projects before the 2027 general elections.

Among the projects being monitored are major road networks and connecting infrastructure intended to improve movement between different parts of Abuja. Wike had previously inspected projects such as the Tungan Madaki-Zuba Road and the Nile University-RR3 Road, stressing the need for contractors to meet agreed delivery timelines.

The minister has repeatedly maintained that political activities should not interfere with the execution of development projects in the capital. In June, he said infrastructure work in the FCT would continue regardless of the approaching elections, arguing that Abuja residents should be able to see tangible results from government investments.

Wike has also placed contractors under pressure to meet deadlines, while assuring them that the FCT Administration would meet its financial obligations. He previously acknowledged that some of the projects were capital-intensive and that certain contractors had continued working despite receiving less than 30 per cent mobilisation.

The minister has repeatedly described the ongoing infrastructure programme as part of efforts to significantly change the physical landscape of Abuja before the end of Tinubu’s first term.

The FCT Administration has been undertaking road construction, bridge works, drainage projects and other public infrastructure across the capital. The government has also linked some of its interventions to efforts to ease traffic congestion, improve connectivity and address flooding in vulnerable parts of the territory.

Wike’s latest pledge means the administration will face increasing pressure to maintain the pace of construction and ensure that projects currently at various stages of development are delivered within the remaining period of Tinubu’s tenure.

With 76 of the 107 Tinubu-era projects already completed and another 10 targeted for commissioning before the January elections, the FCT Administration says its priority is to ensure that the remaining projects are also completed before the expiration of the current administration in 2027.