The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has commended FCT residents for supporting the execution of projects in their communities.
Wike gave the commendation in Abuja when he inspected some ongoing projects in the capital city, as one of the projects inspected are the construction of N16 arterial road from NICON Junction, through Gishiri community to N20, Wole Soyinka Way.
The minister while briefing reporters explained that work was going on uninterrupted due to the overwhelming support of affected communities, as he spoke about compensation of residents whose properties were affected by the project.
He added that payment was ongoing to those affected at Gishiri and would be completed by the end of the week.
The minister, who expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work, particularly commended Julius Berger and CGC …, the companies handling some of the road projects.
“I am quite impressed with the speed of work by the various contractors, particularly those who are carrying out road construction like Julius Berger and CGC.
“I believe that we are going to meet up with the May deadline as we promised.
“Look at the ongoing construction of Judges Quarters and the FCT Court of Appeal. The pace and quality of work is amazing,” he said.
