By Olawale Lamina
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike has expressed joy over the completion of the multi-million dollars Abuja Water Supply Project eight years after.
The 470 million dollars project started eight years ago during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari and got completed under the
At the inauguration of the project on Monday by President Bola Tinubu to celebrate his second year in office, the FCT Minister expressed delight that the initiative became a reality.
Wike informed that the project was awarded in 2017 under a partnership with the African Development Initiative to manage the loop one, two, five and six.
According to the FCT minister added that the Chinese government provided 85 per cent of the funds while the Federal Government and the FCT provided 15 per cent, adding that the project was completed in just two years in office, following President Tinubu’s directive to improve water supply in the city.
He said: “Although the project was awarded since 2017, your administration has completed it and today we are inaugurating it to improve water supply in the city.”
In the arrangement the FCT Administration had in 2024 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Chinese company to provide water in FCT satellite towns.
“I want to say today, that we almost completed the procurement process to provide water to residents of Bwari, Kubwa, and Karu among others
“So, Mr President, you are not only providing water to residents in the cities; you are also providing water to residents in satellite towns,” he stated.
He commended the President for the support and assured that the remaining phase of the project would be completed and inaugurated in 2026 to celebrate his third year in office.
Also, he commended the National Assembly for what he described as “very encouraging” support from them.
During the inauguration Tinubu said that the project is a “monumental effort” that would ensure safe, sustainable and sufficient water to homes, institutions and communities across the FCT.
The President noted that water as a resource is not a luxury, but a basic necessity of man and a foundation for public health, urban development and economic growth.
He thanked the FCT minister for demonstrating leadership.
“This virtue is when a leader is very conscious of the needs of his people and he goes about, committed with dedication to do it.
“That’s what you have been exhibiting in FCT,” Tinubu said.
On her part, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, thanked Tinubu for his steadfast commitment to the welfare of Nigerians and for making the delivery of essential services a key priority of his “Renewed Hope Agenda”.
She remarked that,“Your excellency, your leadership has breathed new life into long-standing projects such as this one, transforming plans on paper into realities that directly impact the lives of our citizens.
“The completion of these water supply loops clearly demonstrates your administration’s resolve to ensure that no community is left behind in our pursuit of national development.”
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