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FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has praised the standard of infrastructure projects underway in Abuja, following an inspection tour across several sites on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The projects inspected included the ongoing renovation of Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC), and the extension of Obafemi Awolowo Way (N5) from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister also inspected the road network in Gishiri village, Katampe District and the N16 Interchange at NICON Junction to link Maitama and Katampe Districts to Wole Soyinka Way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrankly speaking, we are very impressed with what we have seen; the quality of the job is quite impressive, and we are on schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe contractors who are handling various jobs are living up to expectations and we are also doing our own part by making sure payments are made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is to ensure that there is no delay in the execution of the project in any site,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister particularly expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of the ongoing rehabilitation of the AICC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wike, noting that the conference centre was nearly complete, emphasised that those familiar with its former state would be impressed by its remarkable transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe N16 interchange will be completed and inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu in May to celebrate his second year in office.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were also at N5 (Obafemi Awolowo Way), which will also be ready by the end of May,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He explained that the projects were being funded by the 2024 budget which would be implanted till the end of June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that the 2025 FCT Statutory Budget had been conveyed to the National Assembly, adding that the appropriation bill would be defended as soon as the assembly resumed from recess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wike expressed satisfaction with the impressive performance of the 2024 budget, which he said was currently about 95 per cent implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis has never happened before. There is no project that is captured in the 2024 budget that we have not touched,\u201d the minister said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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