We’ll deliver Abuja rail mass transit May 29 – Wike

We’ll deliver Abuja rail mass transit May 29 – Wike

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, says that the FCT Administration will deliver the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) project on May 29, this year.
He stated this after an inspection tour of the project in Abuja on Thursday.
He said, “I believe that if we put all our energy into it, we may achieve it. I have also disbursed the funds for access roads; so we have no excuse.”
The FCTA announced in August 2023 the award of a N5 billion contract for the rehabilitation of the ARMT system.
The contract was awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd. (CCECC), to be delivered within eight months.
Wike had identified the ARMT as one of the projects that would be commissioned on May 29 to mark President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office.
The minister expressed dissatisfaction with the project following the persistent vandalisation and stealing of critical facilities and equipment of the rail system.
He had said, “This is one project that I am so compassionate about, and you know that Mr President has given me a directive that must not be taken for granted.
“When we first visited the metro station, I discovered that there were many security lapses. I remember when I first came after our inauguration, I did say that we would have to work on the issue of security by putting a fence around the Metro Station to fend off criminals.”