News Investigators/ The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the reconstruction and dualisation of the Karu Road.
Mr Wike, while inaugurating the road on Wednesday, said the project is a clear demonstration of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda in action bringing citywide transformation.
He assured residents that the ongoing road works and new projects would change the face of the area, a city long deprived of good infrastructure.
“As far as I an concerned, Karu is a city. The only problem why it has been called a satellite town is because of the bad roads.
“Now, the roads will come up as good roads, and this environment will change,”he said.
Mr Wike listed roads earmarked for immediate reconstruction to include: Custom Clinic Junction to CBN Quarters Junction, Custom Clinic Junction to EFCC, NIA Quarters Road, Karshi Road, and Primus Hospital Road.
He said all the roads would be completed within 10 months and fitted with streetlights.
He commended the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Chairman, Christopher Maikalangu, for persistently pressing for the development of Karu.
He noted that his passion for the people influenced the decision to prioritise the project.
The Minister urged the people to support leaders who “have their interest at heart,” stressing that democracy is about accountability and the delivery of tangible dividends, not “political grammar.”
“Grammar does not bring projects.
“What we are talking about is to bring something to the people, the dividend of democracy,” he said.
He further charged local contractors to prove their capacity by delivering quality work, warning that the FCTA would not tolerate excuses of weather delays.
“If you collect money when it rains, then you must also work when it rains,” he said.
Mr Wike said the project would not only improve mobility, but also boost businesses across Karu and its environs.
He urged youths to protect the infrastructure and take ownership of the benefits.
“Let Karu be the city everybody should be talking about.
Once these roads are completed, you can imagine how the businesses and livelihoods here will improve,” Wike said.
Also speaking, FCT Minister of State, Mariya Mahmoud, stressed the importance of the project to the residents of Karu and its environs.
She said that the project would significantly contribute to the decongestion of traffic linking Karu with other parts of Abuja, adding that it would ensure smoother movement for commuters and goods.
She thanked President Bola Tinubu for his Renewed Hope Agenda for life-transforming infrastructural projects.
Mr Mahmoud also appreciated Wike for his pragmatic leadership, commitment to road infrastructure and for giving the FCT a new face of progress and modernisation.
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