{"id":159919,"date":"2025-04-19T22:24:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wike-explains-why-fct-administration-wont-construct-roads-in-federal-housing-estates"},"modified":"2025-04-22T22:20:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:20:28","slug":"wike-explains-why-fct-administration-wont-construct-roads-in-federal-housing-estates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/wike-explains-why-fct-administration-wont-construct-roads-in-federal-housing-estates","title":{"rendered":"Wike explains why FCT Administration won\u2019t construct roads in Federal Housing estates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has responded to a request for road construction within the Federal Housing Estate in Lugbe, clarifying the limits of the FCT Administration\u2019s responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during an inspection of two critical road projects in the Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Wike highlighted the administration\u2019s infrastructure priorities.<\/p>\n<p>The roads inspected were the 10.5-kilometre Kabusa\/Ketti road, which connects Kabusa, Pyakasa, and Ketti districts, and the 9.8-kilometre Kabusa\/Takushara road, which links Kabusa, Takushara, and Wasa districts.<\/p>\n<p>The FCT Minister stated that the responsibility for infrastructure within the estate lies squarely with the Federal Housing Authority, FHA, and not the FCT Administration.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the FCT Administration\u2019s focus is on roads that link major districts and satellite towns, not internal roads within housing estates.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe estate belongs to the Federal Housing Authority. They should be able to take care of their estate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe roads we should do are roads that will open up the entire city. We have told the Federal Housing Estate that the land was allocated to them, and they built the estate and sold it to residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us open up the areas that link up to the major cities and the satellite towns before we begin to talk about building roads within estates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has responded to a request for road construction within the Federal Housing Estate in Lugbe, clarifying the limits of the FCT Administration\u2019s responsibilities. 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