By Chesa Chesa
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the construction of 40 houses for Judges and Justices in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) within 15 months.
Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, announced this to journalists at the State House, Abuja, after the FEC meeting, which was presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The initiative, part of the government’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aims to provide secure and convenient accommodation for members of the judiciary.
According to Wike, the 40 residences will be constructed in the Kantampe district, with 20 allocated to the FCT High Court, 10 to the Federal High Court, and 10 to the Court of Appeal.
He said President Tinubu was not comfortable knowing Judges and Justices are living in rented houses and hotels, which is not safe or convenient for them.
In addition to the housing project, Wike said FEC approved several infrastructure developments to improve access to the judicial quarters, including the construction of an access road from Artillery Road N11 from Mabuchi to the judges’ quarters; and development of all internal roads within the judges’ quarters.
Others are construction of an access road from Ring Road 1-N16 Shehu Shagari Way to the judges’ quarters and development of roads connecting to the Court of Appeal Abuja division.
Meanwhile, FEC has approved several major road projects across the country, allocating billions of naira for construction.
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, announced that the Abuja/Kano Road project, handled by Julius Berger, received approval for N740 billion. The project, initially valued at N155 billion, was revised to N797 billion by the previous administration and further increased to N1.5 trillion.
Other approved projects include the rehabilitation of Maraban-Kankara/Funtua Road in Katsina State, construction of the Sokoto/Badagry Super-highway Section 2, Phase 2A in Kebbi State, and dualization of Afikpo-Uturu-Okigwe Road in Ebonyi, Abia, and Imo states.
FEC further approved N80 billion to complete the Bodo-Bonny Road in Rivers State, bringing the total cost to N280 billion.
