The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has mentioned that the development of recent roads in Abuja is a crucial a part of Nigeria’s plan to host the subsequent Commonwealth Games.
Wike made this identified on Tuesday in the course of the flag-off of the Access Arterial Road S1 challenge, which runs from Ring Road 2 to the FCT Fire Service Station in Kaura District, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
According to him, good roads will make Nigeria’s bid stronger. “I hope you know that Nigeria is bidding to host the next Commonwealth Games. We cannot succeed without a good road network,” he mentioned.
He defined that fashionable infrastructure would impress the worldwide committee once they go to. “If the committee comes and sees that we are providing the basic infrastructure, it will help us get the hosting right,” he added.
The minister additionally pressured that the brand new highway will assist the Fire Service reply quicker to emergencies.
He mentioned that poor highway entry previously slowed down fireplace vans throughout incidents.
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The 2-kilometre highway challenge features a 3-span bridge. Wike expressed confidence that it could enhance emergency companies and make life simpler for residents.
He additionally urged the corporate dealing with the challenge to make use of native youths from the realm. “Please give residents the opportunity to participate by employing our young people,” he appealed.
Wike additional famous that the FCT Administration is engaged on a number of different highway initiatives, together with the Airport-Kuje Expressway and the Kuje-Gwagwalada dualisation, beneath President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“The hope is that before the end of President Tinubu’s first term, Abuja will look very different and compete with other world-class cities,” he mentioned.
The FCT Minister of State, Mariya Mahmoud, additionally spoke on the occasion. She mentioned the highway challenge helps President Tinubu’s imaginative and prescient for higher infrastructure.
She added that it could enhance fireplace response instances, increase public security, and open up Kaura District for extra companies, investments, and a greater high quality of life.
