By Ismaila Jimoh, Abuja
Federal Capital Territory Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike has declared that days of commercial motorists picking passengers by the road side in the territory are numbered.
Wike made this known while carrying out inspection of ongoing construction of modern bus terminals in Mabushi and Kugbo areas in Abuja.
He said after completion of work on the bus terminals in designated areas in the territory, buses and taxis would not be allowed to operate road side motor parks.
“By the time we finish these bus terminal projects, we will not allow buses and taxis to either be picking passengers on the road or operating roadside motor parks,
everybody has to move to the various terminals,” he said.
He commended the contractors for the job, noting that within three months, the contractors have been able to impress the administration.
According to him, “I am so excited. Where we are now. This site was flagged up on July 1st this year. That was at Mabushi. And within three months, you can see what they were able to do.
“The time given to them is 15 months to complete the project. But with the speed the contractor is going, we believe it will be ready before that 15 months period.
“He has even told us that by January, next year he will hand over this project. This Mabushi and the one at Kugbo.
“The point of work you can see by yourself. If you were here when we flagged up the two projects, you would know that they have really done very, very well.
“I am happy that at the end of the day, residents of Abuja would see that we have changed the landscape of the area, given them a different transportation system, which they have lacked for years. So, we are very happy with what we have seen. Very, very happy.
