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Tinubu’s Second Year: Wike reveals projects for inauguration 

The inauguration of the projects would commence on June 10 and last for 19 days, according to the minister.

• May 21, 2025
wike and Tinubu
Nyesom Wike and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

FCT minister Nyesom Wike has announced plans to inaugurate some projects undertaken by the FCT Administration to celebrate President Bola Tinubu’s second anniversary in office.

The minister’s spokesman, Lere Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

The statement explained that the projects were part of the decisions taken at the 14th FCT Executive Committee meeting of the FCTA, chaired by the minister.

It said the inauguration of the projects would commence on June 10 and last for 19 days.

Some of the projects include the rehabilitated Abuja International Conference Centre, Kugbo, Mabushi Bus Terminals and Apo-Wassa Road, the N16 Interchange and road network to connect Maitama, Katampe and Jahi Districts through Gishiri village, and Inner Northern Expressway from Idu (Ring Road III) to Dei Dei.

Others are the CN8 road, from Obafemi Awolowo Way (N5) to Court of Appeal and N20 Flyover connecting Woye Soyinka Way with the Murtala Mohammed Expressway (Kubwa Road), the extension of Obafemi Awolowo Way from Life Junction to Ring Road III, Kabulsa to Takushara access road, Kabusa to Ketti access road and access road in Giri District.

The statement also listed one of the road projects in the area councils that would be inaugurated as the 15-kilometre road from A2 Junction (Abuja-Lokoja Expressway) to Pai, in the Kwali area council.

It added that the dualised Ushafa to War College and Army Checkpoint roads in the Bwari area council would also be inaugurated.

(NAN)

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