Tinubu will commission Abuja light rail May 29 — Wike

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has assured that President Bola Tinubu will commission Abuja light rail on May 29.

Wike stated this on Wednesday during a tour of some ongoing projects in Abuja with a promise to deliver them during President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office on May 29.

He said he was working day and night to meet up with the promise he made to Tinubu and residents of the territory on the Abuja light rail project.

The minister had recently during inspection of road projects, said most of the ongoing work especially the light rail will be among projects that would be inaugurated during the one year in office of the president.

At Wupa train station Idu, Wike lamented the stage of work and asked the contractor to replan the car park for easy access by all passengers.

In Bassan-Jiwa, near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the minister expressed happiness over the level of work being handled by one of the contractors.

The minister also inspected the ongoing construction of a single-lane expressway from Idu Industrial Layout which connects to Zuba, being constructed by Salini Nigeria Ltd.

Wike said, “This is part of our routine inspection of ongoing projects to see what the contractors have been doing.

“We are working day and night to see that the promise we made to President Bola Tinubu and residents of Abuja, that by May, Mr President will ride on the Metro line, but that is only the key thing.

“We want to have access roads to the various train stations, because if you do not create access roads to the communities who will be using the train, then the aim is defeated.”

The minister said the Federal Capital Territory Administration was prepared to provide funds for the project.