By every visible and measurable indicator, the FCT under the leadership of the Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, is undergoing one of the most ambitious transformations in its history.
In less than three years, Abuja has witnessed a scale of infrastructural development, governance reforms, urban renewal, and institutional expansion that many residents and stakeholders say is unmatched since the creation of the Federal Capital Territory in 1976.
From the city centre to satellite towns and Area Councils, the evidence of transformation is impossible to ignore. Roads once abandoned have been reconstructed, bridges completed, public infrastructure revitalized, healthcare strengthened, security enhanced, and new institutional frameworks introduced to reposition the FCT for sustainable growth.
As Nigeria marks the third anniversary of the administration of President Bola Tinubu, and the historic celebration of 50 years of the creation of the FCT, the Wike-led administration has unveiled 31 landmark projects for commissioning and flag-off ceremonies across Abuja — a development many observers have described as unprecedented.
The projects include the commissioning of the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX), the Airport–Kuje Highway, Arterial Road N5 (Obafemi Awolowo Way), newly constructed Court of Appeal Complex in Dakibiyu, multiple Judges’ Quarters, water supply networks to Karu and Bwari, the Kuje–Gwagwalada Dual Carriageway, Transit Way N2 connecting Central Area to Wuse, and the remodelled Abuja City Gate.
