The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for breaking new ground by directly engaging with communities in Abuja’s satellite towns—a move he described as “unprecedented” in the nation’s capital’s history.
During the commissioning of some projects in Bwari, Wike highlighted that it was the first time a sitting president or vice president would personally visit these outlying areas to commission projects and identify with the residents.
“For the first time in our city’s history, no president, vice president, senate president, speaker, or minister has gone to any other council to flag off this kind of project.
“This is the first time a sitting president, a vice president, would go to the satellite towns to identify with them, to tell the people in the satellite towns that as we are doing for the city, so often, we care for you.” Wike declared to applause.
The minister pointed to a series of visits and projects in the satellite communities, noting that President Tinubu’s administration was making deliberate efforts to bridge the longstanding infrastructural gap between the city centre and its satellite areas.
He further praised the president’s commitment to the welfare of the satellite town residents and took a swipe at critics who dismiss the administration’s work simply because it has not reached their doorstep.
The minister concluded by reaffirming that the ongoing projects testify to the administration’s commitment to inclusive development in the FCT.
