{"id":175038,"date":"2025-08-19T18:21:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T17:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wike-launches-fct-water-project-commissioning"},"modified":"2025-08-19T19:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:24:08","slug":"wike-launches-fct-water-project-commissioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/wike-launches-fct-water-project-commissioning","title":{"rendered":"Wike Launches FCT Water Project Commissioning"},"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 commenced another round of project commissioning and flag-off across the capital city.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Wike embarked on 16 days of project commissioning which ended on July 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lere Olayinka, Wike\u2019s Senior Special Assistant, Public Communications and Social Media, said the Minister will today, Tuesday, August 19, 2025, commission the completely rehabilitated Phase 2 Water Treatment Plant at Lower Usuma Dam, in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by Olayinka said: \u201cFlag-off of the construction and expansion of water supply to FCT Satellite towns will start tomorrow, with Lot 1; Bwari Township in Bwari Area Council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Thursday, Lot 2; Karu town and environs in Abuja Municipal Area Council will be flagged off by the Minister.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Greater Abuja Water Supply Project was commissioned on June 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Wike had disclosed that the FCT administration signed a new agreement during President Tinubu\u2019s 2023 visit to China, meant to extend water supply to satellite communities, including Bwari, Kubwa, and Karu.<\/p>\n<p>He said procurement processes for those extensions were near completion, with promises of timely delivery.<\/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 commenced another round of project commissioning and flag-off across the capital city. This comes after Wike embarked on 16 days of project commissioning which ended on July 3, 2025. 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