The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has promised to deliver Inner Southern Expressway (Goodluck Jonathan Way), which was awarded in December 2014, in December 2026.
Wike gave the promise after inspecting the project, along with the ongoing construction of the service carriageways of the Southern Parkway in Gaduwa District, on Tuesday, July 28, 2026
He said the 10-kilometre road project began from the Southern Parkway to Ring Road II at Galadimawa, with five bridges.
According to him, the road was the only project, apart from the Apo-Karshi Road, awarded by previous administration that has not been completed by the President Bola Tinubu administration.
Wike said the contractor would complete the remaining six out of the 10-kilometre road and hand it over by end of December, subject to availability of funds.
The minister described the road as a “major road” that would change the landscape of the FCT, if completed, adding that talks were ongoing with Ministry of Finance to make the needed funds available.
Wike said: “So we’ll continue to dialogue with the Minister of Finance to see how we’ll be able to access the funds and pay off the contractor for it to finish that project.
“It is very, very key to us and that of course will change the entire landscape of the FCT.
“Apo-Karshi Road awarded in 2010 is almost completed. We were there yesterday.”
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Wike said completing the projects would fulfil Tinubu’s promise to complete all projects awarded by precious administrations from 2010 to 2023.
He added: “It will be a remarkable achievement for this administration to finish all projects awarded by previous administration so that we don’t have abandoned projects everywhere.
“So, it’s a good development for us, continuity. So we’re happy with what we’ve done.”
The minister also inspected the ongoing construction of two service carriageways of the Southern Parkway, spanning from Arterial Road S20 (Oladipo Diya Way) in Gaduwa District to Ring Road II.
Wike said: “You know, this road was flagged-off during the inauguration of projexts to celebrate Tinubu’s third year in office. We have to come and see what they’ve done.
“The contractor promised to hand over the project by end of December and I believe them.”
