Isolated Cases Don’t Make Abuja Unsafe – Wike

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended the information concern successful the nation’s capital, stating that isolated incidents of transgression bash not mean the metropolis is unsafe.

The curate made this known connected Saturday portion fielding questions from journalists aft an inspection circuit of ongoing projects successful Kuje and Wuye territory of the territory.

Wike’s comments came successful effect to increasing concerns implicit caller reports of robberies and killings wrong the nation’s capital.

“I person ever told people, instrumentality for an illustration yesterday, we were talking astir Light Up Abuja. Light Up Abuja is not conscionable to beautify the city. It’s besides to amended security.

“The occupation we person present is that erstwhile an incidental happens, we hide 3 months agone that thing happened. You volition springiness america the credit, the information agencies, that we are doing rather a batch to marque Abuja safe.

“And Abuja has been safe, but we bash hold thing whitethorn happen, that does not mean that the spot is not safe,” helium said.

The curate drew planetary parallels to buttress his statement. “Just look astatine what happened successful America, Michigan. See however radical went to church, and commencement shooting.

“Would you accidental that America is not safe? You spot Charlie Kirk? He was killed. Would you accidental that America is not safe? These are bound to happen.

“And I don’t privation america to instrumentality that to mean that the metropolis is not safe. If determination is 1 harmless metropolis successful this country, I deliberation Abuja is,” helium said.

Speaking connected infrastructure, the curate provided updates connected cardinal roadworthy projects, highlighting them arsenic portion of President Bola Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’.

He announced a important milestone for the residents of Wuye District, revealing that the long-awaited roadworthy network, initially awarded successful 2009, would beryllium afloat completed wrong the adjacent 10 days.

“What they are doing now, and which they person promised successful the adjacent 10 days, they would person finished the roadworthy connected Monday,” helium said.

Regarding the captious Airport – Kuje road, which helium has visited not little than 7 to 8 times, Wike praised the contractors for their enactment connected the challenging rocky terrain.

He projected that the roadworthy would beryllium acceptable for commissioning by the 3rd twelvemonth of the existent administration.

“By the clip this roadworthy is commissioned, which is not little than 8 lanes, dual carriage, it is not 15, 20 minutes. You are already successful the metropolis centre. And that is what improvement is each about,” helium said.

Wike said that the roadworthy task would marque surviving successful Kuje much charismatic and trim the unit for lodging successful the metropolis centre.

On the contented of indiscriminate garbage dumping, peculiarly on the Airport Road and Nyanya-Karshi axis, the curate admitted it was a large problem.

He revealed that a caller declaration for garbage disposal would beryllium formally awarded wrong 2 weeks, promising to sideline governmental contractors successful favour of those with proven capableness and equipment.