The Association of Plot Owners Maitama Extension, Abuja (APOMEX) has commended FCT minister, Nyesom Wike’s efforts in uplifting Abuja as a befitting capital city that can rank among the best in the world.
They said two months after his assumption as FCT minister, Mr Wike had left nobody in doubt that he was actually out to make Abuja a capital city that every Nigerian would be proud of.
APOMEX revealed this in a statement released in Abuja.
The statement said, “It is gratifying to celebrate the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, for identifying, listing and inaugurating the rehabilitation and resurfacing of 135 roads in Wuse, Garki, Gwarinpa and Maitama Districts. This is an unprecedented feat that every Abuja resident must be proud of. Your trademark in the last two months is a confirmation for your nickname as Mr Project.”
They said the minister had hit the ground running immediately after he resumed office, “by ensuring that all contractors handling projects in the Federal Capital Territory have gone back to sites.”
“We are glad that Mr Wike is tackling the issues of abandoned plots and buildings headlong without fear or favour. The minister has revoked the lands that were abandoned and issued an ultimatum to owners of uncompleted properties. This will go a long way in addressing insecurity ravaging the capital city,” the statement said.
APOMEX also appealed to the minister to intervene in their own case by stopping the encroachment by the Nigerian military into their legally- acquired plots.
They said the military authorities in Abuja had been defying a valid court granted on March 27, 2023, by Justice U. P. Kekemeke of the FCT High Court, Abuja restraining them (military) from encroaching on the land until the determination of the substantive case.