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Wike Commissions NAHARATI Rivers Ukya road, bridges in Abaji
Idris Isah
Minister of FCT, Ezenwa Nyelson Wike has commissioned NAHARATI Rivers Ukya Access road with three tier bridges in Abaji Council Area in FCT.
Amidsts the crowd and personalities that gathered at the commissioning of the satellite road project in Abaji, Bar. Wike assured it was a promise made in January 2024 and promise now fulfilled to the people in January, 2025.
FCT Minister overwhelmed by the support from the people and leaders of the Area Council, re-assured them that FCT University of Technology Abaji is being upgraded with infrastructures, while two additional divisional police stations also promised will be delivered shortly to the community, to strengthen security for the council area.
Wike said, “we did promised you, we were going to provide infrastructures at the FCT University of Science and Technology, Abaji, as we speak now, constructions are ongoing at the University. I did tell, whatever we agree, just go and rest, we shall fulfill it”.
“I have told everybody who cares, that while we are developing the city center, we will also be developing the satellite communities”.
While expressing gratitude to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for a rear opportunity for him and his minister of State to serve under him, he assured of continuous project development in Abaji as an acknowledgement of their support for President Tinubu administration.
The Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud in her vote of thank, noted that while urban Development takes the center stage, it’s imperative, we cannot overlook the need of rural communities.
The road project she said connects rural communities to markets and essential services, adding, “it enhances productivity, creates employment opportunities and stimulates local communitites and the economy”.
Chairman Senate Committee on FCT Area Councils and Auxillary Services, Senator James Jimkuta commended the Minister Wike of living to expectation of the people of FCT and the National Assembly, promising, they will support and encourage him in his budgetary requests.
“Developing the satellite towns is a global practice the world Bank practices and I believe before the second quarters of this year, the World Bank would come partnering with you because, Satellite towns is part of their initiatives”.
The Abaji Area Council Chairman, Hon. Abubakar Abdullahi applauded the infrastructures development effort of FCT Minister, underscoring the socioeconomic importance of the FCT University and the 5 km NAHARATI Rivers Ukya Access road to the people of Abaji and FCT Council Areas, other road users on Abuja- Lokoja highway and Nigerians in general.
“It is an understatement to say, HE Minister Wike shows passion and zeal towards the completion of FCT University of Science and Technology, a clear indication he recently approved the establishment of additional police stations at Yaba and Gawu to combating insecurity facing the Abaji as council Area”.
Hon. Abdullahi leveraged the minister’s present to outline his achievements overtime which includes, construction of 80 – bed spaced hospital, 750 Capacity Ultra Modern ICT Center in Abaji, Training of 300 residents in various Vocational Skills, partnering FCT/NDE, and completed Four weeks Empowerment Training program for Sixty five youth on Micro Production of Banana and Plantain, as the graduands will be given N 100,000 each as take-off grant to start their own production to bridge food insecurity in the area.
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has commended Senator Basheer Lado, for redefining the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, stating that, for the first time in a long while, the office is fully meeting its expectations.
Speaking during his visit to the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters accompanied by distinguished senators, Akpabio described the visit as a significant step in strengthening Executive-Legislative relations.
He praised the Special Adviser and his team for maintaining the confidentiality of communications between the President and Senate, and also, ensuring a seamless flow of information. He further emphasized that the office is now more result-oriented.
Additionally, he acknowledged the office’s diligent efforts in tracking all Bills passed by the Senate and assented to by the President, underscoring its critical role in legislative efficiency.
Expressing his satisfaction, Akpabio noted that he and the Senate delegation were proud of the office’s achievements and looked forward to sustaining the existing cordial and productive relationship between the Executive and the Legislature throughout the administration.
In recognition of his exemplary leadership, Senator Lado presented an Award of Excellence to Senator Akpabio.
In his remarks, Senator Lado reaffirmed his commitment to fostering a harmonious working relationship between the Executive and the Legislature. He lauded Akpabio for his unwavering dedication to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda—defending it with clarity, articulating it with passion, and advancing it through legislative action.
Ahead of the 2025 political party Congresses, Plateau State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) stakeholders has endorsed the defection of the candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections and the leader of Justice and Rebirth, Barr Gyang Zi SAN, to the All Progressive Congress (APC) with the view to key into the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
They made the call in a communique issued at the end of the enlarge meeting of the stakeholders from Plateau North senatorial zone at the residence of Barr. Gyang Zi in Rayfield Jos.
The communique which was jointly signed by Dr. Ayiki Sati Director General, Justice and Rebirth and
Barr. Samuel Galadima- 2024 Chairmanship candidate of Jos East LGA among others said the call became imperative on the sideline of the leadership tussle at the National Level which violates the core principles and values for the formation of the Party as an alternative for Nigeria for the protection, sustenance of democracy and Social Justice.
They regretted that the leadership tussle has also divided the party into factions leaving party loyalists and supporters in the state of despondency and confusion not knowing where they belong.
Our correspondent reports that the gathering included LP candidates from the 2023/2024 general elections, party executives, and support groups from the six local government areas of the Northern Senatorial District.
Besides, the focus of the discussions was centered on the state of the Labour Party at both national and state levels and the need for political realignment ahead of the 2025 party congresses and conventions.
The stakeholders further frowned at the structural weaknesses in LP and resolved to advise Barr Gyang Zi, to leave the party and join the APC while expressing confidence that the APC would provide him with a platform to advance good governance in the state .
The communique also emphasized the importance of political consultations, particularly with APC leaders at both state and national levels. It called for collaboration with Plateau State APC leaders, including Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe, Sen. Simon Bako Lalong, Sen. Diket Plang, and other party officials.
According to the communique, supporters of Barr Gyang Zi also pledged to mobilize grassroots support for the APC, stating that their leader’s defection would strengthen the party in the state.
They urged the APC leadership to formally receive Gyang Zi and his supporters into the party, marking their official transition from the Labour Party.
Stakeholders also reiterated the need for inclusive governance, ensuring that youths, women, and less privileged individuals are sidelined in the democratic process and accordingly officially denounced their membership in the Labour Party, declaring their support for the APC.
They assured that all LP structures aligned with Gyang Zi would follow suit, shifting their loyalty to the ruling party in the state and at the National level.
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has extended his heartfelt felicitation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the occasion of his 73rd birthday.
Governor Ododo in statement signed by his special adviser on media, Ismaila Isah described President Tinubu as a statesman whose leadership and dedication to national development continue to inspire hope and progress across Nigeria.
He commended the President’s unwavering commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda, which is driving economic reforms, strengthening national unity, and advancing the nation’s democratic values.
“On behalf of the government and people of Kogi State, I celebrate Mr President and our father on this special day. Your resilience, visionary leadership, and patriotism have laid a strong foundation for Nigeria’s growth. We deeply appreciate your tireless efforts in repositioning our country for sustainable development,” Governor Ododo stated.
He further reaffirmed his support for President Tinubu’s administration and prayed for continued wisdom, strength, and good health for the President as he leads Nigeria toward greater prosperity, sustainable development, peace and stability.
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