Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has made it clear to contractors handling the construction of roads across Abuja that he will collect his money back if they do poor work.
The minister, who flagged off the construction of the nine kilometre Paikon Kore-Ibwa Road in Gwagwalada Area Council today, February 1, said that he would personally supervise the roads to ensure that the jobs are done satisfactorily.
“I will also visit the sites to ascertain the quality and pace of work. I will not tell you when I will come here for supervision.
“And let me tell you, I will not also depend on the report submitted by the Acting Director of STDD. “What I will depend on is what I have seen with my eyes. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that I will not come here.
“I will come here and see what you are doing and if you don’t do it well, you will pay back my money.”
The Minister said that time has come to change the narrative of the federal Capital city, saying that development must not be in the city alone.
“One reason people migrate from the rural areas to the urban areas is because of lack of facilities. When you have given them good roads, for how many minutes, they are in the city.
‘So, it is our duty to make them comfortable wherever they find themselves.”
The people of Paikon-Kore/Ibwa communities conferred on Wike, the Chieftaincy title of Sarkin Yaki (war general).
