Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has pledged to continue providing quality infrastructure in the nation’s capital, particularly in satellite towns such as Karu.
The assurance was made over the weekend during the presentation of the ‘Nigeria Infrastructure Minister of the Year’ Award by indigenes of the FCT under the Karu Gbagyi Development Association (KAGBADA). Wike, represented by his Chief of Staff, Chris Amadi, commended the association for recognising his infrastructural efforts and promised to deliver more projects to improve residents’ lives.
KAGBADA chairman, Sumner Shagari Sambo, praised Wike for transformative projects in outer-city districts, including the completed rehabilitation of the Nyanya-Karu-Jikwoyi-Karshi Highway, the Kugbo Bus Terminal, and the Kugbo International Market. “FCT indigenes had never witnessed huge infrastructure developments all at once in satellite towns like those currently being undertaken under the administration of the current minister and President Bola Tinubu,” he said.
The event also featured philanthropic initiatives, with N4 million disbursed in scholarships to indigent students and N3 million provided to women petty traders to support self-reliance. Sambo highlighted that these initiatives are part of KAGBADA’s year-end programmes, which also include support for artisans.
The chairman appealed to the FCT Administration to relocate the Karu abattoir due to health hazards and to upgrade the Karu General Hospital, which has remained largely non-functional since its construction in 2006.
Former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Philip Aduda, emphasized the importance of unity among residents and indigenous communities in driving societal development.
