FCT will witness unprecedented infrastructural devt in 2025 – Wike

By Ukpono Ukpong
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory have been asked to expect even more infrastructural development in the year 2025.
This was disclosed by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike as he received the 2024 Thisday Newspaper and Arise Television Minister of the Year award at an event held in Lagos.
Wike thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for granting him the opportunity to serve. He said I “want to thank Mr. President for giving us the opportunity. If the President did not give us the opportunity, we would not be here to contribute the little we have contributed.”
He also thanked the residents of the FCT saying “I also want to thank all Nigerians particularly those who reside in Abuja, carrying on with their businesses. I want to tell them that this year, 2025, will see more development and more infrastructure, and that is what is important for us. We have no time for excuses, time for excuses are done, this is what the Renewed Hope Agenda is about”.
Speaking on the often unfair criticisms he had received from Arise TV and Thisday Newspaper, the Minister said that the award indicated that they were not biased in their selection.
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While presenting the award to the FCT Minister, the Minister for Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris described the FCT Minister as one of the very best who is not just a colleague in the cabinet but also as someone who is very hard working and a loyal friend.
The information Minister continued “and you can see from the array of people who have joined him to receive this award today. Many former governors, many Senators, many, many people, I can not even count them, and I am honoured to be the one to present this award today.”
Other nominees for the Minister of the Year awards are; Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Tunji Olubunmi Ojo, Minister for Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and Professor Mohammed Ali Pate, Minister for health and Social Welfare.