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By, Joke Thomas
President Bola Tinubu has praised Wike’s infrastructural transformation of the Federal Capital Territory, describing the projects as “bridges of inclusion, signals of recognition, instruments of national unity.”
This came as Wike disclosed that the construction of the road helped the administration stop land grabbing by the nearby University of Abuja, alleging that the institution has claimed 11,000 hectares of land, of which he had retrieved 7,000.
The president gave the commendation at the inauguration of the Access Road to Giri District, constructed by Levant Construction Company, Limited.
Tinubu, who was represented at the event, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, said the minister had localised his Renewed Hope Agenda, noting that the project will open up the District, as well as the FCT.
“So today I stand before you, not only to commission a road, but also to express a deep and heartfelt appreciation to the FCT Minister, Barrister Enzenwo Nyesom Wike, a man whose quiet diligence and visionary leadership have continued to transform the landscape of the federal capital territory.
“Honourable Minister, the roads we commission here today in Giri District are more than access ways.
“They are bridges of inclusion, signals of recognition, instruments of national unity.
“They remind us that development must reach the outskirts just as it touches the surface.
“You have not only embraced the visions of my Administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda, you have localised it, made it meaningful, and made it real.
“Your actions have brought quality and excellence to the dual states of communities long laid in the shadows.
“These newly constructed access roads are not just infrastructural achievements, but a statement of intent to open up Giri District and the FCT,” he said.
The President also stated that Wike’s leadership had brought progress to local communities in the FCT, adding that under his administration, “no community is too small, area too distant, citizen too insignificant, to benefit from the dividends of democracy.”
“And to the residents of Giri, I say may these roads lead you to greater opportunities.
“May they carry your children to school, farmers to markets, families to healthcare, and dreams to reality.
“As your President, I’m proud of what we celebrate here today, and even more committed to seeing more of such milestones replicated across the nation,” he added.
In his address, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, represented by the Secretary, Mohammed Hammajoda, said access to the new EFCC Academy within the Giri District had been a challenge, adding that with the construction of the road, the construction of the Academy can now progress.
