FCT Minister Nyesom Wike pledges road completions, orders demolition of illegal settlement, and seeks funding for Abuja

Nyesom Wike Abuja road projects illegal settlement demolition Millennium Tower funding Bola Tinubu

Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike said all road projects under the FCT administration will be finished by the end of 2025. He inspected the Collector Road CO1 expansion linking the Nile University area to Lugbe and the Arterial Road N1 from Wuye District to Ring Road II, praising contractors China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and Arab Contractors and promising delivery by December.

Wike ordered the immediate demolition of the illegal settlement known as Ruga near Karmajiji in the Kukwaba District, describing it as a criminal hideout and a "time bomb". He directed FCT Commissioner of Police Ahmed Sanusi to work with the Department of Development Control to clear the shanties and prevent re‑occupation.

The minister also appealed to President Bola Tinubu to fund the abandoned Abuja Millennium Tower, whose completion cost has risen to between N300 billion and N400 billion. Wike said the FCT cannot afford the expense and that financing the tower would jeopardise other critical infrastructure, urging the project be classified as a national tourism asset.

Entities: Abuja · Ahmed Sanusi · Arab Contractors · Bola Tinubu · China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation · Federal Capital Territory · Millennium Tower · Nyesom Wike

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[○ 1 SOURCE] All FCT road projects will be completed by the end of 2025. (Wike)
[● 4 SOURCES] Wike ordered demolition of the illegal settlement Ruga near Karmajiji in the Kukwaba District. (Wike)
[● 3 SOURCES] The cost to complete the Millennium Tower is now between N300 billion and N400 billion. (Wike)
[● 3 SOURCES] Wike appealed to President Bola Tinubu to fund the Abuja Millennium Tower. (Wike)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Wike inspected Collector Road CO1 and Arterial Road N1 in Abuja. (Wike)
[● 2 SOURCES] Wike said the FCT cannot afford the tower cost and it would jeopardise other projects. (Wike)
[● 2 SOURCES] The Millennium Tower contract was originally awarded in 2005 by President Olusegun Obasanjo for N61 billion. (Wike)
[● 4 SOURCES] Wike directed Commissioner of Police Ahmed Sanusi to work with Development Control to demolish the settlement. (Wike)