Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has assured the commissioning of the Vice President’s residence by President Bola Tinubu on May 29 is certain.
Wike said this when he visited the ongoing construction of the Vice President residence being executed by Julius Berger in Abuja.
The construction of a new residence for the Vice President was approved in 2010 by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the cost of N7 billion but the project was abandoned by the previous administration.
The current administration commenced the renovation of the building project with the contract review of N15 billion.
The Minister said he was optimistic and satisfied with the level of work done, adding that the FCT was wearing a new look in terms of infrastructural development in line with Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda.
Wike said several projects in FCT would be inaugurated to celebrate Tinubu’s one year in office and fulfilment of the President’s agenda to renew the lost hope of Nigerians.
This, according to him, will further strengthen citizen’s trust in the government.
He said: “Let the residents know that the renewed hope agenda is a reality, because if you don’t tell people this has been done nobody will know that things have been done.
“Let people know that yes, this is the promise we made, and within one year in office, this is what we have been able to achieve, as far as FCT is concerned.
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“Not just the infrastructure, changing the structure of FCT is another achievement”.
On the location of the VP residence, Wike said the Federal Government decided where the residence should be sited, adding that they have taken everything into consideration in terms of security and road.
He said the FCT Administration has invited the Office of the National Security Adviser for their adviser, adding that the office had looked at the location and made inputs.
On the possibility of traffic congestion, the minister said the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and Julius Berger are making the needed amendment where necessary.
“So, on the issue of traffic, I don’t think it is a problem,” he added.
Wike explained that the visit was to see whether the residence would be ready for inauguration in May, and to ensure that security features and other concerns were adequately taken care of.
He assured that work was ongoing and everything was being put together to make the residence the best in terms of quality, security, and accessibility.
