{"id":179452,"date":"2025-09-18T17:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fct-projects-im-ready-for-fight-wike-warns-contractors"},"modified":"2025-09-18T19:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:08:18","slug":"fct-projects-im-ready-for-fight-wike-warns-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-projects-im-ready-for-fight-wike-warns-contractors","title":{"rendered":"FCT projects: I\u2019m ready for fight \u2013 Wike warns contractors"},"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 declared that he is ready for any form of fight from contractors as he embarks on another round of project flag-offs and commissionings in the capital city.<\/p>\n<p>Wike said contractors who are uncomfortable with the new strategy the FCT Administration has mapped out in maintaining of projects may want to put up a fight.<\/p>\n<p>The minister will use 16 days to flag off projects and commission two more starting from today till October 16.<\/p>\n<p>However, Wike warned contractors against complacency, noting that they should stay away if they are not ready to work.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke during the flagging off of the construction of Arterial Road N1 From Wuye District to Ring Road II, Abuja, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery soon we are flagging off to light up the whole of Abuja and you will see another fight, you know why? All those contractors, everyday I see files with maintenance of street light here, maintenance of back road light here, you continue to pay and pay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we have come up with a strategy on how to pay, there will be a fight. So if you are not prepared don\u2019t come up here, me, I\u2019m prepared for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are those whose duty is to supply generators. So now that a new strategy has come, they would fight me and I\u2019m fully prepared for the fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will circumvent it, there are those who are political heads and because money is being imputed as overhead and it may not be there again, they will fight you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are those from outside who believe that it\u2019s their traditional title to produce generators, they will fight you; there are those politicians whose duty every time is to put street light, they will fight you,\u201d Wike said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also expressed his determination to support President Bola Tinubu achieve his plans for Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re not prepared for this job, go home and sleep. I\u2019m prepared to support and help Mr. President to achieve for this country to get to where we\u2019re supposed to be,\u201d he added.<\/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 declared that he is ready for any form of fight from contractors as he embarks on another round of project flag-offs and commissionings in the capital city. 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