To commemorate President Bola Tinubu’s second anniversary in office, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has planned a 19-day project inauguration exercise starting June 10, 2025.
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike made this decision on Tuesday while chairing the 14th Executive Committee meeting of the FCTA.
According to Lere Olayinka, the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, projects slated for commissioning include the newly renovated Abuja International Conference Centre, Kugbo and Mabushi bus terminals, and the Apo-Wassa road.
“Others are N16 interchange and roads to connect Maitama through Katampe to Jahi, Inner Northern Expressway from Ring Road 3 (Idu to Kubwa Road), CN8 from N5 (Obafemi Awolowo Way) to Court of Appeal, N20 Flyover Onnex Kubwa Road, and Life Junction to Ring Road III.
“Also to be commissioned are Kabulsa-Takushara Access Road, Kabusa-Ketti Access Road, access road in Giri District,15km Road from A2 Junction Abuja-Lokoja Road to Pai in Kwali Area Council, as well as the Ushafa, War College, and Army Checkpoint roads in Bwari Area Council,” he said.
Olayinka added that the FCT Executive Committee has approved the award of a contract for upgrading streetlights on Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway (Ring Road I).
On streetlight upgrade, FCDA Acting Executive Secretary Richard Dauda said the project was among the seven approved memos submitted by the FCDA for consideration.
He explained that the project involves upgrading the obsolete streetlights on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, a 14-kilometre 10-lane expressway stretching from Maitama to Gudu.
He said: “If you pass there in the night, you will realise that most parts of the road are in darkness. The streetlights have been there for close to 15 years now.
“The project was completed between 2005 and 2006, and the lights have become obsolete and no longer bright enough to light the road.”
He said the upgrade was necessary due to advancements in street lighting technology.
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