The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Monday declared that President Bola Tinubu’s promises that all Satellite towns, area councils would get the attention of his administration is being fulfilled through interconnectivity.
Wike spoke during the flagging off of the construction of access road from Tunga Madaki to Zuba area of the FCT to mark President Bola Tinubu’s third year in office.
According to Wike: “Indeed this has been possible because of the support of Mr President and that of the National Assembly. When we flagged off the off Bill Clinton to Tunga Madaki road, we never knew that we would have the opportunity to also flag off the Tunga Madaki down to the Abuja-Kaduna highway, where we have Zuba.
“After the area council election, the new chairman now was being sworn in approached me and said look ‘coming from Zuba into you need to pass Gwagwalada and I said what do we do?’ ‘He said he would require us to continue from this Tunda Madaki down to Abuja-Kaduna highway.’
“Of course, it has been the directive of Mr President that all communities, all satellite towns must be linked up to the city. What we are doing today is to fulfil that promise that Mr President has made that during his time, all satellite towns, all area councils, will have the attention of this government.”
The minister also commended the Chairman of Zuba Area Council for attracting the road project which links to his community.
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