Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),has unveiled a 19-day schedule for commissioning key infrastructure projects across Abuja, as part of events to commemorate President Bola Tinubu’s second anniversary in office.
In a statement issued by Lere Olayinka, spokesperson for FCT Minister, announced that the inauguration of completed projects in the Federal Capital will begin on June 10.
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The statement listed several key projects set for inauguration, including the newly renovated Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC), bus terminals in Kugbo and Mabushi, and the Apo-Wassa Road.
Also slated for commissioning are the N16 interchange and connecting roads from Maitama through Katampe to Jahi; the Inner Northern Expressway linking Ring Road 3 (Idu to Kubwa Road); CN8 road from N5 (Obafemi Awolowo Way) to the Court of Appeal; the N20 flyover on the Onnex-Kubwa Road; and the stretch from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road III.
Other projects include the Kabusa-Takushara and Kabusa-Ketti access roads, an access road in Giri District, a 15km road from A2 Junction on the Abuja-Lokoja Road to Pai in Kwali Area Council, as well as roads in Ushafa, War College, and the Army Checkpoint area in Bwari Area Council.
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In a related development, Olayinka said the FCT Executive Committee has approved a contract for the upgrade of streetlights along the Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway (Ring Road I).
