- President Bola Tinubu has stated that the decision to excuse the Federal Capital Territory Administration from the Treasury Single Account was essential to grant the capital city the corporate speed and liquidity required for rapid project implementation.
- The President dismissed ongoing speculations that executive involvement in providing legal facilities constitutes an encroachment on the judiciary, describing infrastructure support as a vital constitutional obligation.
- The administration announced ongoing structural investments at the Nigerian Law School in Bwari, including the digitisation of school administrative setups, alongside the inauguration of the Body of Benchers’ Office Annex.
President Bola Tinubu has firmly defended his administration’s tactical decision to remove the Federal Capital Territory Administration from the Treasury Single Account framework.
Eko Hot Blog reports that speaking during an official gathering in Abuja, the President explained that the strategic exemption was engineered to eliminate redundant bureaucratic bottlenecks and supply the FCT with the immediate fiscal leverage required to execute capital infrastructure projects across the territory.
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The President’s address was delivered on Monday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Dr. George Akume, who represented him at two separate project commissions: the launch of the new Office Annex for the Body of Benchers and the formal opening of 10 blocks of four-bedroom staff quarters situated at the Nigerian Law School campus in Bwari, Abuja.
Reflecting on the physical improvements within Abuja over the last three years, the President commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for his relentless execution of the administration’s urban renewal mandate.
He pointed out that the visible infrastructure expansion across the federal capital serves as clear proof that liberating the FCTA from previous fiscal constraints was the correct administrative path.
He also credited Wike with resolving a long-standing land title problem for the Nigerian Law School by ensuring the swift release of its official Certificate of Occupancy.
Addressing public concerns regarding potential executive overreach or interference in the judicial branch through the construction of legal institutional facilities, President Tinubu explicitly rejected the claims.
He stated that supplying optimal workspace and residential quarters for the legal community does not compromise judicial neutrality.
Instead, he framed it as a collaborative constitutional responsibility of the executive arm to ensure that the individuals tasked with interpreting federal laws are given the resources and environmental stability needed for top-tier operational performance.
The President disclosed that the newly commissioned staff quarters are merely the opening phase of comprehensive federal investments aimed at modernizing the Nigerian Law School.
Future funding has already been designated for an expansive campus auditorium, additional modern student housing, and the comprehensive digitisation of the institution’s administrative and academic records.
He added that parallel construction works are progressing across the justice sector, including the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal and multiple residential spaces for magistrates and judges, to strengthen the foundational pillars of the nation’s democracy.
