Metro Line to Roads: 11 Abuja Projects Tinubu Will Commission in May to Mark 1 Year in Office

• President Bola Tinubu is set to commission about 11 projects in the FCT to mark his one year in office
• FCT minister Nyesom Wike announced this during a media chat, adding that he could not remember all the projects but assured that there were more for the president to commission
• Tinubu was sworn in on May 29, 2023, and Wike, a leader in the opposition PDP, was appointed three months after by the president

FCT, Abuja - Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu will commission some of the projects he has started in May to mark his one-year in office.

Wike, one of the opposition members Tinubu appointed as minister, stated this during his media chat on Tuesday, April 2.

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Projects to be commissioned by Tinubu

During the media chat, the former governor of Rivers spoke on several topics, including the politics in the state and his current relationship with the governor, Siminalayi Fubara.

According to Wike, some of the projects Tinubu will commission are:

1. Federal Secretariat (First Phase)
2. Abuja Metro Line
3. Southern Parkway
4. Roads B6 and B12
5. Vice President's official residence
6. Wuye Interchange
7. Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX)
8. Northern Parkway (N20)
9. Guzape Lot 2
10. Guzape Diplomatic Area
11. Five access roads to the Abuja train stations

How Wike-Tinubu's relationship started

Nyesom Wike's relationship with Tinubu became public following the crisis that rocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 election.

The then governor of Rivers state had led four other governors of the party, known as the G5, to work against the presidential bid of the PDP over the claim that the southern bloc in the party had been sidelined.

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Below is the video of Wike's interview:

Make Wike FCT governor, group tells lawmakers

Legit.ng earlier reported that the National Assembly was urged to give the status of FCT governor to Wike.

Cabul Network, a development organisation, made the call at a press conference, citing the Supreme Court judgment on the outcome of the 2023 presidential election petition.

John Harry, the group's spokesperson, agreed with Wike's request to have access to security votes, like other governors in Nigeria, to fight insecurity in Abuja.

Source: Legit.ng