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Even Two Centuries Won’t Solve Abuja’s Challenges – Wike

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May 24, 2024.

Wike stated that even two centuries would not be enough to resolve all of Abuja’s challenges.
Wike emphasized the need for continuity in government projects and the importance of successive administrations building on the work of their predecessors.
He shared President Tinubu’s directives to focus on completing previously abandoned projects instead of starting new ones indiscriminately.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, remarked that even two centuries would not suffice to resolve all the challenges facing Nigeria’s capital.
Wike made this comment during the Ministerial Sectoral Updates in Abuja, an event which was part of the activities commemorating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s first year in office.

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Minister Wike highlighted the persistent nature of the capital’s developmental challenges and the practical limitations of governmental tenures in addressing them comprehensively.

He emphasized the importance of continuity in government projects, underscoring that successive administrations must build on the foundations laid by their predecessors.

“Even if I’m FCT minister for 200 years, I cannot solve the whole problem,” Wike stated, stressing the enormity of the challenges at hand.

“You’ll contribute your own to the best of your knowledge and when another person comes, they continue from where you stop,” he added.

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Several key figures attended the briefing, including Senator Atiku Bagudu, Minister of Budget and National Planning; Dr. Jamila Ibrahim Bio, Minister of Youth Development; Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, Minister of Steel Development; and other notable ministers.