FCTA to celebrate FCT @50 during Tinubu’s 3rd anniversary – Wike

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has announced that the FCT Administration will commemorate the territory’s 50th anniversary alongside the third anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

Wike made the disclosure in Abuja while addressing staff of the FCT Administration on plans to mark the FCT’s golden jubilee.

According to him, a committee will soon be constituted to coordinate programmes for both the FCT’s 50th anniversary and Tinubu’s third year in office.

The minister expressed gratitude that the FCT attained the milestone during his tenure, adding that a special compendium to mark the golden jubilee would be unveiled during the celebration scheduled for about three months’ time.

Reflecting on infrastructural development in the territory, Wike attributed recent progress to policy decisions taken under the Tinubu administration.

“Every time we say, for years, no infrastructure. Why would there be infrastructure when there’s something restraining you, but removing FCT from TSA allows the administration to access funding from commercial banks.

“Today, everybody is saying there’s massive infrastructural development. If that was not made possible, we would still be hanging around; we would still be saying nothing is going on.

“So, we must appreciate somebody who has laid the foundation for us to get to where we are,” he said.

Wike also noted that beyond physical development, workers within the FCT Administration had benefited significantly, particularly in terms of career advancement to top civil service positions.

“Ministers have come and gone; presidents have come and gone but no one made this possible except Tinubu.

“Today, every worker is happy that there’s hope that they can be a permanent secretary. There’s hope they can be a head of service.

“This is not easy to achieve but somebody made it possible,” he added.

FCTA to celebrate FCT @50 during Tinubu’s 3rd anniversary – Wike