First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for transforming Abuja’s City Gate into a major recreational and environmental landmark.
She was speaking during a ceremony to honour the FCT Administration for its environmental efforts, which she said are in line with the just concluded category of the ongoing Green Nigeria Challenge of the Renewed Hope Initiative.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu said she was impressed by the transformation of the City Gate, describing it as “unbelievable.”
She stated that despite a ₦50 million prize set aside under the Green Challenge to encourage states to reclaim abandoned spaces and dumpsites, no state entered for that category of the competition.
“It was a ₦50 million prize money and they didn’t enter. This was supposed to get our youth involved,” she said.
The First Lady explained that the initiative was designed to encourage
