Wike Decries Slow Pace Of Appeal Court Project

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed dissatisfaction with the gait of enactment connected the caller Court of Appeal Complex successful Dakibiyu, Jabi District of the FCT, stating helium is not blessed with the contractor’s speed.

Wike’s comments came connected Monday aft helium inspected the ongoing operation of the Court of Appeal analyzable and the Judges’ Quarters astatine Gishiri District.

Expressing his disappointment, the curate recalled the committedness made to the judiciary.

“You retrieve that we made a committedness to the Court of Appeal that successful their adjacent ineligible year, that juncture volition beryllium taking spot successful their caller division.

“Having gone determination today, I’m afraid. I’m truly not excessively satisfied that the contractor volition conscionable up. I consciousness truthful bad,” helium said.

However, Wike assured that the project, which helium described arsenic ‘dear to Mr. President,’ would beryllium completed wrong the year.

“But not being blessed volition not lick the problem. So the contractor volition spot maine contiguous and let’s spot what we tin bash to spot that we expedite the velocity of that work,” helium added.

Meanwhile, the curate expressed restitution with the advancement made connected the 20 units of 5-bedroom duplexes for the FCT High Court Judges and the 10 units for the Court of Appeal Judges astatine the Gishiri site.

Wike said that the handover day is acceptable for January 2026, expressing optimism astir an aboriginal delivery.

“I judge with wherever they are going, they whitethorn beryllium capable to manus implicit earlier that period. But by and large, we’re happy,” helium said.

The curate credited President Bola Tinubu with the imaginativeness for the improved payment packages for judicial officers, emphasising that the inaugural aims to guarantee judicial independency and the information of judges.

“This is the inaugural from Mr. President who has ne'er hidden his volition to supply payment and marque the judiciary independent, wherever our judges volition not beryllium surviving amongst criminals. That volition not beryllium the champion solution,” Wike said.

He elaborated that the intent of the quarters is to make a unafraid and conducive situation for judges to execute their duties without fear.

“With what Mr. President has enactment out, it shows that yes, they person that autonomy. They volition privation to enactment connected their ain and transportation retired their jobs without immoderate fear,” helium said.