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Wike vows to complete all Tinubu-era FCT projects before end of tenure

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured that all capital projects initiated under the President Bola Tinubu administration in the nation’s capital will be completed before the end of the administration’s tenure.

Wike gave the assurance during a media chat in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

The minister said the administration had recorded unprecedented progress in infrastructure development across the FCT.

He said the Tinubu administration had commissioned 107 capital projects in the territory, adding that 76 of the projects had already been completed.

According to him, 10 additional projects are expected to be commissioned before the January elections, while the remaining projects would be completed before the expiration of the current administration.

“The administration commissioned 107 capital projects. We have completed 76. Before the January election, we will commission 10, and before the end of his tenure, we would have commissioned all the projects,” Wike said.

Wike said the FCT Administration had also made significant progress in completing projects inherited from previous administrations.

The minister stated that out of 25 projects inherited from the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, 23 had been completed, while two were ongoing.

He added that six out of eight projects inherited from the administrations of former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Umaru Musa Yar’Adua had also been completed, with work continuing on the remaining two.

Wike said: “We inherited 25 projects from President Buhari and completed 23, while two are currently ongoing.

“We inherited eight projects from the administrations of President Jonathan and President Yar’Adua. We have completed six, while two are ongoing.”

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Wike stressed that the Tinubu administration remained committed to ensuring that projects initiated under the Renewed Hope Agenda in the FCT were completed within the President’s tenure.

“Before this tenure expires, every project started under Bola Tinubu would have been completed,” he said.

The minister challenged critics to compare the performance of the current administration in the FCT with that of previous administrations, insisting that the territory had witnessed unprecedented development under Tinubu.

“In the history of the FCT, no government has done what we have done in Abuja. I challenge anyone to come out,” Wike stated.