Wike Advises Council Chairmen: ‘Remain in Your Localities’

Directed the Area Council Chairmen in the territory to remain in their respective domains and focus on developing their communities.

Wike stated this on Wednesday in Yangoji, while inaugurating the construction of an 11-kilometre rural road to connect Sukuku Ebo and Yangoji communities in Kwali Area Council of the FCT.

“Continue to stay at home. Don’t come to the city regularly. Stay there and do the work. My own is to support you.

“If you don’t do well for rural communities, you will create problems for the city,” he said.

The Minister assured that the FCT Administration will continue to work with chairmen of FCT area councils to drive development in rural areas.

Specifically, Wike promised to complete all abandoned projects in the Abaji and other area councils, stressing that the era of abandoned projects was over.

He said: “We are touching rural areas to renew their hope because they have suffered years of abandonment.

“This is your time to benefit. If we don’t take care of rural areas, then we have failed as a government.”.

The minister explained that the rural road intervention and other infrastructural development earmarked for rural communities was in fulfilment of President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda.