By Philip Yatai
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says no fewer than 50 projects have been inaugurated in the FCT since President Bola Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023.
Wike said this in Bwari on Tuesday, at the inauguration of the Bwari Water Supply Network, the 50th project, by President Bola Tinubu, represented by the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu.
”Let me also put on notice that since the assumption of Mr President on May 29, 2023, today is the 50th inauguration of projects.
”I am not talking about the unofficial ones, and before January 2027, God willing, we’ will inaugurate another 10 projects before campaigns for the 2027 elections begin.
”Let me also say this; since Mr President came on board, virtually all the road projects in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council have been completed and inaugurated in 2025.
”By the grace of God, before the end of this year, we will also inaugurate the 17-kilometre Bwari to Kubwa Road,” he said.
According to him, the essence of governance is to make people happy and make changes in their life for the better. That is what Tinubu is doing.
The minister recalled that Tinubu gave a mandate during the inauguration of the Greater Abuja Water Project, that the water supply projects must be extended to satellite towns.
In her remarks, FCT Minister for State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, described the water projects as a major milestone in the implementation of Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Mahmoud said that the agenda was expanding access to essential infrastructure and improving the quality of life of FCT residents.
She also commended Tinubu for his unwavering support for the development of the nation’s capital and praised Wike for his visionary leadership in accelerating infrastructure delivery across the FCT, particularly in underserved satellite towns.
Describing the project as “the fulfilment of a promise”, Mahmoud said access to clean water would improve public health, enhance livelihoods and restore public confidence in government.
Earlier, Mr Richard Dauda, acting Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority, said that the project to expand water supply in Bwari was awarded in August 2025.
Dauda said that the goal was to improve access to portable water supply to the teeming FCT residents to further complement the completed Greater Abuja Water Project.
”This project provides the essential secondary and pipeline network to which the Bwari community’s tertiary distribution network is now connected for effective supply to end users.
”The project is designed to upgrade and expand the existing reservoir system and distribution capacity to serve the vast majority of Bwari area, including settlements like Ushafa, Aji, Zuma, Gaba, and Kuchiko,” he said. (NAN)
Edited by Deborah Coker