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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced plans to develop tourist facilities along the completed Apo-Karshi Road in Abuja, citing the area’s natural landscape and growing public interest.
Wike disclosed this on Wednesday after inspecting the road, saying the FCT Administration would use the area’s topography to create a tourist destination.
He said the relevant tourism departments had been directed to identify the facilities needed to develop the location.
“There will be facilities that we have to put in this place. The department responsible for tourism will come up with what the government needs to put in place, but be assured that we will make it happen as a tourist center,” he said.
According to the minister, the completed road has attracted visitors eager to see the landscape and the transformation brought by the project.
Wike described the development as evidence of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to infrastructure, adding that the administration was pleased with the positive public response.
“Look at what is going on in Abuja today; look at the level of infrastructure. I am happy that people are happy, and that Nigerians have indeed seen the infrastructural development carried out by this present administration,” he said.
The minister explained that the road project, initially awarded to an indigenous contractor in 2010, remained uncompleted for more than a decade despite substantial financial commitments.
He said efforts to persuade the original contractor to complete the work were unsuccessful, prompting Tinubu to order the termination of the contract and its re-award to another firm.
“We did all we could to persuade the contractor then to see that the job was fully implemented, but nothing was forthcoming.
“When it was brought to the attention of Mr President, considering the importance of this road, Tinubu directed that the contract be terminated and awarded to a more competent contractor,” Wike said.
