The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Saturday said the courageous leadership, vision and political will demonstrated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are helping to bridge Nigeria’s longstanding development gap, citing ongoing infrastructure projects across the country as evidence of purposeful governance.
Speaking at the 36th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Port Harcourt, where he delivered a lecture titled “Leadership and Infrastructure Development in Nigeria: Lessons for Future Leaders,” Wike described the scale, direction and momentum of infrastructure projects under the Tinubu administration as a reflection of leadership committed to national transformation.
According to him, the president has shown an uncommon willingness to take difficult decisions and mobilise resources to address Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit.
“What the present moment offers is a rare and defining possibility — a window in which purposeful leadership can begin, in earnest, to narrow the enduring gap between Nigeria’s vast potential and its historically uneven performance,” Wike said.
“In this regard, the evidence increasingly suggests that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has demonstrated, beyond reasonable doubt, the courage to confront difficult choices, the capacity to mobilise national resources and the will to pursue infrastructure as a serious instrument of transformation,” he added.
