The FCT Minister who conducted the flag-off exercise at the School of the Gifted in Gwagwalada Area Council in the FCT on Wednesday, March 21, 2024, said the schools to rehabilitated cut across the six Area Councils of the FCT.
He said with the establishment of the Waterpark, FCT residents will no longer have to travel out of the city and indeed out of the country to relax and have some fun, adding that the foreign exchange which would be saved will also be better utilized in other sectors of the Territory’s economy
VISIT OF METHODIST ARCHBISHOP: WIKE REITERATES THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS BODIES IN MAINTAINING PEACE AND STABILITY
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has said that religious organizations play a valuable role in sustaining peace and stability in the country.
1. His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) has approved the appointment of the Chairman and Commissioners of the FCT Civil Service Commission.
2. They are:
I. Engr. Emeka Ezeh – Chairman
II. Hon. Ahmed Mohammed – North West
III. Chief Anthony Okeah – South-South
IV. Mohammed Magaji Ibrahim – North East
V. Miskoom Alexander Naantuam – North Central
VI. Hon. Jide Jimoh – South West
VII. Barrister Martin Azubike – South East
3. Similarly, Mr. President also approved the following to fill existing vacancies in some critical agencies of the FCTA. They are:
i. Abdulkadir Zulkarfi – Coordinator Satellite Town Development Department;
ii. Chief Felix Obuah – Coordinator Abuja Metropolitan Management Council; and
iii. Oladiran Olufemi Akindele – Coordinator, Abuja Infrastructure Investment Council (AIIC).
4. Also, to strengthen the bureaucratic structure of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Mr. President equally approved the appointment of the Head of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretaries in the FCT Civil Service.
5. Mr. Atang Udo Samuel is appointed as the Head of the Civil Service and the following as Permanent Secretaries:
I. Dr Adam Babagana – North East
II. Wanki Adamu Ibrahim – North East
III. Asmau Mukhtar – North West
IV. Dogo Aliyu Wadata Bodinga – North West
V. Olusa Olusegun – South West
VI. Adetoyi Rabiu Kolawole – South West
VII. Grace Adayilo – North Central
VIII. Olubunmi Olowookere – North Central
IX. Ibe Prospect Chukwuemeka – South East
X. Okonkwo Florence Nonubari – South South
6. The appointments take immediate effect.
7. The appointees would be sworn in on Monday 18th March, 2024.
ANTHONY OGUNLEYE
DIRECTOR PRESS
(OFFICE OF THE MINISTER)
12/03/2024
FCTA/ODP/PR/508
…SEEKS PARTNERSHIP IN AGRICULTURE, SECURITY
…SAYS ABUJA METROLINE 95 PERCENT COMPLETE
1. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has called on the Belgian government to partner with the FCT in the area of Agriculture and security, stressing that the nation’s capital has vast arable lands and a conducive environment for agriculture.
2. The Minister made the call when he received the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Pieter Leenknegt, who paid a courtesy visit to the FCT Administration on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
3. Barr. Wike said, “Agriculture is key. The largest employer of labour is agriculture. We have arable land that if we can get partners from Belgium to develop, we will be very happy about that”
4. While acknowledging the longstanding relationship between Nigeria and Belgium, the FCT Minister also noted that the FCT had grappled with security challenges in recent times but said the situation has improved due to the commitment of the security agencies, saying that the FCT would also be willing to partner with Belgium to further improve the security situation in the FCT.
5. He said, “Most of these high-level kidnappers have now been arrested and they will be prosecuted according to the law. We will be happy if we can, in the area of security, partner with you”.
6. While responding to the diplomat’s desire to know more about the FCTA’s plans for the development of mass transportation in the FCT, especially rail mass transit, Barr. Wike disclosed that the Abuja Metroline was 95 percent complete and would be inaugurated in May by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
7. The Minister said when he came on board, the Metroline was not functional. He added that, with the directive of President Tinubu to ensure that it becomes active for use by the people within one year, all hands have been on deck to complete work on the rail project and make it ready for commissioning in May 2024.
8. “I can happily announce to you that we are almost there. The company, CCECC, that is building the metroline, we are almost 95 percent and we believe by the grace of God, by May, the President will officially inaugurate it”.
9. Barrister Wike further disclosed that discussions were ongoing with private partners to ensure that operators of buses and taxi services in the FCT were registered and assigned operational routes for security reasons.
10. The Minister also disclosed that the FCTA will soon begin the construction of bus terminals to serve the various routes in the FCT. He said the project was at its procurement stage and work would commence as soon as the procurement process was concluded.
11. He said, “We are also trying to build terminals for buses and taxis. For example, we will not have public taxis on the road. you must go to a particular terminal where passengers will be and where the drivers are identified.
12. “These are efforts we are putting in place to see that not only is it decent, but in terms of fighting insecurity and we believe by the grace of God, when we have the approval from the Bureau of Public Procurement, we believe in the next one month, construction ought to have started” Barr. Wike said.
13. On the issue of cattle herding in the city centre the envoy also sought to understand the Minister’s plans for improvement, Barr. Wike said the issue was a very sensitive one but added that discussions were ongoing amongst the various security agencies, the herders, and the FCT Administration while the herders are being educated on the need to keep cattle away from the city centre.
14. Speaking, on the request for investment in agriculture, the ambassador promised to look for potential Belgian investors for the FCT’s agricultural sector.
15. He also said that Belgium’s biggest presence in Nigeria is in the area of construction materials and that factories have also been set up in Nigeria for the production of such.
16. Present at the meeting were the General Counsel, Barr. Salman Dako, Secretary, Economic Planning, Revenue Generation and PPP, Arc. Ubokutom Nyah and the SSA on Legal and Multilateral Cooperation to the Minister, Barr. Benedict Daudu.
ANTHONY OGUNLEYE
DIRECTOR OF PRESS
OFFICE OF THE HON. MINISTER
06/03/2024
FCTA/ODP/PR/507
According to the Minister, “The visit is to go round to see the commitments made by the various contractors, whether they are going to fulfill the promises they have made.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION: FCTA TO GET 9 NEW PERMANENT SECRETARIES
…AS MINISTER WARNS DIRECTORS AGAINST SABOTAGE
Consequent to the establishment of the FCT Civil Service Commission, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has said that 9 Permanent Secretaries will be appointed to head the Mandate Secretariats of the FCT Administration.
On his impression about the projects, Barr Wike said he was very happy with the speed and quality of work and commended the contractors. He said the contractors have also assured that the Wuye/Wuse flyover, which is 85 percent complete and the Vice President’s official residence will be ready by May this year.
WIKE HAILS DEVELOPERS IN THE FCT, SAYS ABUJA IS SAFE FOR INVESTMENTS
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has commended developers in the FCT for their contributions in the development of the nation’s capital.
Barr. Wike particularly commended the NADEEM Group of Companies over the construction of the Sunrise Water Park in the FCT.
FCT MINISTER FLAGS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF TEMPORARY ACCESS ROAD TO SABURI 1 AND 2 COMMUNITIES IN AMAC
…PLEDGES THE REHABILITATION, AND EXPANSION OF GWAGWA/KARMO/DEI-DEI ROAD
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has flagged off the construction of a 5km access road in Saburi 1 and 2 communities in the Abuja Municipal Area Council(AMAC) of the FCT