Nigeria’s C’wealth Games bid gets boost as Wike flags off key road project

By Omeiza Ajayi

ABUJA: Nigeria’s aspiration to big the adjacent Commonwealth Games received a large boost connected Tuesday arsenic the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, flagged disconnected the operation of Arterial Road S1, linking Ring Road II to the FCT Fire Service Station successful Kaura District.

Wike said the task was not conscionable astir easing question wrong the metropolis but besides portion of the broader plans to showcase Abuja arsenic a modern, world-class metropolis susceptible of hosting planetary sporting events.

He noted that prime infrastructure is simply a captious request for Nigeria’s bid to unafraid the hosting rights for the Commonwealth Games, stressing that bully roadworthy networks would reassure the Games’ appraisal committee that the FCT is prepared for the task.

“Nigeria is bidding to big the adjacent Commonwealth Games, and it volition beryllium hard for america to execute that if we don’t person a bully web of roads. When the committee comes and they spot that basal infrastructure is being provided, it gives america a leeway to triumph the hosting right,” Wike said.

The curate explained that the caller road, which spans somewhat implicit 2 kilometres and includes a three-span bridge, would besides amended exigency effect by the Fire Service, heighten information and unfastened up the Kaura territory for economical activities.

He urged the operation institution handling the task to employment section youths, thereby creating jobs portion delivering a installation that would service some residents and Nigeria’s planetary ambitions.

Wike further linked the task to the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, saying the ongoing roadworthy expansions and dualizations crossed the FCT – specified arsenic the Airport-Kuje Expressway and Kuje-Gwagwalada roadworthy – are portion of efforts to alteration Abuja into a metropolis that tin basal enarthrosis to enarthrosis with planetary capitals.

He assured that by the extremity of the President’s archetypal tenure, the nation’s superior would person the infrastructure to big planetary events and conscionable planetary standards.

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