The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, branding him a habitual election contestant with nothing to show for his repeated bids and predicting the opposition figure will be back on the campaign trail come 2031 despite promises to the contrary.
The minister unleashed the broadside on Thursday while
conducting an inspection tour of ongoing road construction projects across
Abuja.
Wike used the occasion to fire back at Atiku’s claims that
the present administration has delivered no meaningful gains for ordinary
Nigerians.
He said, “Atiku is a serial failure. He is a serial
contestant and loser, and I am sure that in 2031, he will still contest.
Nigerians would be laughing at such a person making that kind of statement that
nothing positive has been done.”
Far from backing down, the minister threw down a direct
challenge, daring his critic to hold the FCT’s current state up against its
condition during the years Atiku served as vice president.
“Let him compare the FCT now and when he was vice president.
Can he honestly say what we have now is the same as then?” Wike queried.
The minister also turned his attention to allegations from
the African Democratic Congress ADC that FCT officials had attempted to
sabotage its convention by targeting the Rainbow Event Centre.
“I don’t even know where that place is. There was no
interference from anybody. These people should just stop looking for sympathy,”
he said.
He made clear the administration would not be drawn into
political distractions, drawing a line between electioneering and governance.
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“The election will come, but people must work. Contractors
are not part of the election,” he declared.
On infrastructure, Wike offered concrete timelines for
projects that residents in satellite communities have long awaited. He
disclosed that work on the Airport-Kuje corridor is in its final stretch, with
a partial opening of the bridge imminent.
“From Airport Junction to Kuje, one part of the bridge is
almost completed. Before the end of May, the entire job will be handed over,”
he said.
On the Kuje-Gwagwalada route, the minister confirmed the
first phase of the dualisation — covering roughly seven kilometres — is equally
on course for completion within the same window.
“I am happy with the progress. We are satisfied with the
quality of jobs being delivered,” he added.
Wike painted an optimistic picture of what these road links
would mean for Kuje, forecasting its transformation from a peripheral satellite
town into a thriving residential and commercial destination capable of
relieving strain on central Abuja.
“Very soon, Kuje will no longer be a satellite town. People
will move there and build houses, and the pressure on the city will reduce,” he
said.
He challenged the party to produce any written
correspondence with the office responsible for Eagle Square management, arguing
that proper procedure had simply not been followed.
Wike reaffirmed that political activity would not blunt the
pace of construction, disclosing that upwards of 80 per cent of planned works
are on track for completion before January.
“Our focus is clear — deliver projects, improve lives, and
keep Abuja moving,” he said.
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