The Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communication and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement made avilable to newsmen, noting the Minister will also commission two new roads in Dakibiyu and Mabushi Districts.

According to the statement, the flag-off and commissioning of projects had been scheduled to take place over the course of one month, from the 18th of September, until the 16th of October 2025.

Part of the statement reads “The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, will this week, Thursday, commence the flagging-off of construction of 12 new roads and provision of solar lights in some major areas in the Federal Capital City (FCC) and Expressways under the Light Up Abuja Programme.

“The Minister will also commission the access roads in Sector Centre B, by Dakibiyu District, and the newly constructed Roads ILS 11 (Esther Bali Street) and MAR 24 (Kez Udezue Street) in Mabushi District.”

Among the projects listed are the procurement of integrated (hybrid) solar lighting in the District of Abuja City and Expressway under the Light Up Abuja Programme Lot 1: Maitama, Asokoro, Wuse, Central Business District (CBD) Airport Expressway, Lot II: Katampe, Garki I and II, Mabushi, Gudu, Jabi and Katampe Extension.

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Others are the full scope development of Arterial Road N1 from Wuye District to Ring Road II; construction of Northern Parkway from Ring Road II to Ring Road III; provision of access road to Bus Terminal at Mabushi District Cadastral Zone B06; Phase II of FCC, full scope development of Arterial N20 (Solomon Lar Way) from Arterial Road N5 (Obafemi Awolowo Way) to the Airport Expressway, provision of access road to the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates project site within Cadastral Zone D06, Karsana West District of the FCC and provision of access road bypassing Airport Second Runway from Bill Clinton Drive to Tunga Madaki Settlement with a four span bridge.

Recall that the Minister had flagged off the construction and expansion of water supply to the satellite towns of Bwari in Lot 1 and Karu and its environs in the Abuja Municipal Area Council in Lot 2.

Wike had also flagged off the construction of a multi-purpose sports centre in Kafe District, the Construction of a new Magistrate Court complex in Jabi District, and the emergency reconstruction of the Karu road from the Karu interchange to Customs Clinic junction in Karu site, in AMAC.

Source: Punch