FCTA sets 19-day timeline for commissioning projects to mark Tinubu’s second year in office

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has scheduled a 19-day period for the commissioning of completed infrastructure projects across Abuja in celebration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second year in office.

This decision was reached during the 14th Executive Committee meeting of the FCTA, chaired by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.

In a statement issued by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the project commissioning is set to begin on June 10, 2025, and will run for nearly three weeks.

Highlighted among the projects ready for launch are the refurbished Abuja International Conference Centre, bus terminals at Kugbo and Mabushi, and the Apo-Wassa road project.

Also included are major road infrastructure such as the N16 Interchange and links connecting Maitama through Katampe to Jahi, the Inner Northern Expressway stretching from Ring Road 3 (Idu to Kubwa), and the CN8 corridor from Obafemi Awolowo Way to the Court of Appeal.

Additional works scheduled for inauguration include the N20 flyover on the Kubwa Road near Onex, Life Junction to Ring Road III, access roads in the Kabusa-Takushara and Kabusa-Ketti areas, and a key road in Giri District.

A 15-kilometre road from the A2 Junction on the Abuja-Lokoja Road to Pai in Kwali Area Council, as well as several roads in Bwari Area Council—such as those in Ushafa, War College, and the Army Checkpoint area—are also part of the list.

Meanwhile, the Executive Committee has approved a new contract for the upgrading of streetlights on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, also known as Ring Road I.

According to the Acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Mr. Richard Dauda, the lighting upgrade was among seven proposals reviewed and endorsed by the committee.

He explained that the 14-kilometre, 10-lane expressway from Maitama to Gudu has remained poorly lit due to the aging lighting system, originally installed between 2005 and 2006.

Dauda stated that the lighting upgrade is necessary to replace outdated fixtures with a hybrid system, which will improve nighttime visibility, boost road safety, and enhance security for commuters.