By Daniel Tyokua
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has attributed the success story of Abuja Metro Rail Line project to the untiring support of President Bola Tinubu.
He stated this on Monday, during final inspection of the project before inaugurating it for commercial use by Tinubu.
Wike explained that the project would not have been a reality without the support of the President.
Abuja Metro Rail Line project was commissioned by former President Muhammad Buhari in July 2018, but the work was abandoned since then till Tinubu came on board.
The minister said that everything on the success story of the metro rail project was made possible by President Tinubu’s support, adding that he has given the FCT Administration every necessary support to ensure the success of the project.
According to him, “Everything was made possible by God and then by Mr President, who has given us, in the FCT, all the necessary support.
So, if we have done well, it means that Mr President has given us the needed support. So, we want to say thank you to him.
Assuming we are not getting the necessary support from him, this project would not have been a reality today. So, we really thank him very much.”
He reassured that everything about the project would be completed before next Monday, which is the day scheduled for the inauguration.
Wike continued, “We must thank God Almighty. We are ready. We are good to go. We just saw one or two things omitted during the design, but we believe that during the full operation, some of those things will be taken into consideration.
“Particularly, I believe that as a standard metro line, where the passengers will be waiting before they board the trains, there should be air condition.
“I also thought that some of the stations should have skeletal elevators for those who are probably very old and those who may not have the strength to walk or climb the staircases.
“Apart from that, we are happy with the work that has been done and we believe that Nigerians will be happy, particularly residents of the FCT.”
