FCTA installing streetlight on new rural roads to improve security – Wike

The Minister of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration is installing streetlights in all ongoing road construction in rural areas to improve security.

The Minister stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, while inaugurating the construction of a 10.5-kilometre access road, to connect several communities on the Kabusa to Ketti road corridor.

Wike explained that all the ongoing road construction in satellite towns and rural communities in the FCT was being fitted with streetlights.

The move, according to him, is part of measures to improve security in the nation’s capital city.

“For the first time, you can see we are providing roads, and at the same time, providing streetlights.

“We have dualised Kuje township road. Go there in the night and see the streetlights. This, in a way, will improve security,” he said.

He reaffirmed the FCT Administration’s commitment to reduce the pains of the people by providing a secure environment for farmers to go to their farms and reduce insecurity in the territory.

The minister also announced his approval for the construction of a senior secondary school in Ketti community.

The minister’s approval was in response to the community’s request, written on a banner during the event.

In the banner, the community thanked the minister for awarding the contract for the construction of the Kabusa to Ketti road and also appealed for a school in the community.

The community had explained that only Kabusa has a senior secondary school in the entire area made up of five communities.

“I have seen what you have written there in the banner. Let me assure you without you even saying it, that Ketti will get a senior secondary school,” the minister said.

Wike explained that the provision of access roads and the construction of senior secondary schools for the community was in fulfillment of President Bola Tinubu’s promise to the people.

The Acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Mr. Richard Dauda, said that the Kabusa to Ketti access road project was awarded to Tech Oil Global Concept, and is expected to be completed in six months.

On his part, the Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Mr. Christopher Maikalangu said that the construction of the Kabusa to Ketti road would significantly reduce the pains of the residents.

Maikalangu explained that the residents have suffered so much as a result of the poor state of the road, which made it a soft target for kidnappers, armed robbers, and bandits.

“The development has caused most of the residents to run away from their homes. Sir, it is sad to note that this is where our royal father was kidnapped and killed by kidnappers because the road was very difficult for the security operatives to access.

“Therefore, the construction of the road will be a game changer for the huge population of Nigerians living in the area, thus enhancing socio-economic activities and development in the area,” he said.

Describing Wike as a “game changer and a transformer”, the council chairman invited the minister to inaugurate some of the completed projects executed by the area council.

He commended the minister for the construction of Saburi, Karimo to Dei-Dei, and Life Camp roads all in Zone C of AMAC.

He also commended Wike for inaugurating the construction of Kabusa to Takushara and Kabusa to Ketti road in Zone B.

The chairman appealed to the minister to extend the gesture to Nyanya, Karu, Orozo, and Karshi communities all in Zone A.