Abuja will witness major infrastructure transformation in 2026 — Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured residents that Abuja will undergo an unprecedented infrastructural transformation in 2026, marking a new phase in the city’s development.

Wike made the promise on Thursday during the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Collector Road CN2, Emmanuel I. Ogala Street, which connects Arterial N16 (Yemi Osinbajo Way) to N20 (Wole Soyinka Way), including Road ILS 5 within Katampe District.

“Next year will be a completely different year. You will see a massive infrastructural breakthrough in the FCT, something not seen since Abuja was created 50 years ago. We will be 50 years old by February,” the minister said.

Wike also addressed ongoing challenges relating to the “Light Up Abuja” project, citing deliberate attempts to sabotage the initiative.

“I would like to address CGC, one of the contractors handling the lighting project. I said before that this is a project that will face a lot of sabotage and clashes,” Wike noted.

He recalled an incident earlier in the week when President Bola Tinubu had returned from Lagos and parts of the airport road were in darkness. “I called the executive secretary of the FCDA to ask who was handling that section, and he said CCECC. I told them that I had already warned that there would be sabotage. But as long as we are alive, we will fight back and win,” he said.

Wike urged contractors not to be deterred by acts of vandalism and resistance, stressing the administration’s commitment to completing the lighting project.

“CGC, please don’t give up. There will be distractions, from moving poles to vandalism, but these are just attempts to weaken us. I assure you that my team and I are determined. If there is one project we must deliver, it is the Light Up Abuja project,” the minister said.

The minister reaffirmed the determination of the FCT administration to continue its aggressive infrastructure push across the territory as Abuja prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2026.

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