News Investigators/ Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the ultimate campaign for the 2027 elections will not be built on political rhetoric, but on a visible delivered infrastructure projects across the nation’s capital.
Mr Wike made the remarks in Abuja on Wednesday, after he inspected the ongoing full scope development of Road N16, from Ring Road II to Ring Road III and the 7.3-kilometre road from Tungan Madaki to Zuba.
The minister linked the administration’s aggressive construction drive directly to its political future, framing infrastructure as the ultimate democratic dividend.
He dismissed traditional campaigning in favour of tangible execution of projects, emphasising that the administration’s political survival relied entirely on keeping its promises to the electorates.
”What is a campaign? For me, this is the campaign. In fact, the major campaign is to provide the dividends of democracy.
”What are you going to tell the people when you have nothing to show? For me, the campaign is to show what you have done,” he said.
Flanked by Senatorial and House of Representatives candidates, the minister noted that the success of the projects would give the ruling party a powerful narrative ahead of the polls.
He brushed off political distractions, asserting that the administration’s solid track record would protect its mandate.
“The delivery of projects is not going to affect us at all, whether in Rivers or in the FCT,” he added.
Speaking on the inspected projects, Mr Wike said that the N16 from Ring Road II to Ring Road III would be delivered in January, adding that it would completely open up Jahi and Gwarinpa to commerce and smooth traffic.
He equally said that the Tungan Madaki to Zuba road would be delivered by the end of December.
To ensure no delays, the minister approved the immediate relocation of utility poles along the Tungan Madaki to Zuba route to integrate modern street lighting.
”These projects would heavily address major gridlocks and open up new economic zones within the territory,” he added.
Wike showered praise on the construction firms, particularly highlighting the working model of the Chinese engineering companies handling FCT projects.
He lauded their willingness to begin heavy mobilisation before receiving payments from the government.
“What has given us happiness with these companies is that they never wait for mobilisation. They will go ahead and start working.
“They know that the government will pay, and we don’t want to take it for granted,” he said.
Reaffirming the FCTA’s financial commitment, the minister promised that funding would be released immediately to sustain the construction momentum.
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