By Ismaila Jimoh, Abuja
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike has said that the reason why he regularly carried out inspections on all the ongoing projects within the territory was to ensure various contractors delivered quality jobs in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of Tinubu Administration.
Wike stated this on Wednesday while carrying out inspections on some ongoing road projects in Abuja.
According to him: “We cannot just sit in offices to say that jobs are going. it is indeed part of our job to go and see for ourselves, and to look at the quality of jobs.
“Yesterday, we went to the Mabushi bus terminal, we did correct certain things we saw. If you don’t go out, then you may be embarrassed by the day of the commission, because that is not what you expected, and by that time it will be too late.
“So, inspection is part of the assignment to make sure that the job is not only done, but done very, very well.”
Key ongoing projects inspected by the Minister includes the Giri District Road Network, the 16-kilometer Inner Northern Expressway (INEX) with a 15 span bridge connecting the Idu Industrial area to the Kubwa/Zuba expressway, the Collector Road CN8 from the Moshood Abiola Way to Dakibiyu in Jabi District and the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal Complex also in Jabi District.
He disclosed that the Giri District roads project and the INEX, being handled by Levante Construction Limited and Salini Nigeria Limited, respectively, are both expected to be completed by the end of May, while the Court of Appeal complex is slated for commissioning in September 2025.
According to him “I went to the road opening up the Giri District, which is where you have the EFCC academy and the University of Abuja. We believe that our work there will significantly open up the district. The contractor, Levante, has assured us that the project will be handed over by the end of May.
“We also visited the Inner Northern Expressway (INEX) being handled by Salini. We believe that by the grace of God, Salini has promised that they will hand over the project by the end of May. We also inspected the Road CN8 in Jabi District as well as the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal complex, also in Jabi.”
The Minister expressed satisfaction with the progress of work done in all the project sites visited.
