Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has challenged his critics to prove that his administration did not execute the road projects it claims to have delivered, saying he is ready to resign if they succeed.
Wike gave the challenge on Friday during the commissioning of the reconstructed Arab/Gbazango Road in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council.
According to the minister, anyone who disputes his administration’s record should appear on national television within 48 hours and prove that the FCT Administration did not award 317 kilometres of roads across satellite towns, with 221 kilometres already completed.
He also said ongoing projects, including the Apo–Karishi Road and the Bwari–Kubwa Road, would be completed before the end of the year.
According to Wike: “The road from Apo to Karishi will be completed before the end of this year, the road from Bwari to Kubwa will be completed before the end of this year. What will anybody say again? How would the satellite town people say that they have benefitted from the government? They have felt he impact of governance, it has never happened in the history of the administrations of this country.
“If there is anybody who has a contrary view, let him come out and challenge us that all these that you are saying is not correct, I will resign as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
“Maybe you didn’t hear me well, let me say it so that you would here it well, if there is anybody; I don’t know of any association you may belong to, I don’t know of any group you may belong to, but if you know that you have a contrary view to what I have said, I challenge you in the next 48 hours come and say on a national television that since this administration came we have not awarded roads 317 kilometers in the Satellite towns and we have not completed 221 I will resign as the Minister of the FCT.”
