Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has made it clear that the administration is building roads to promote development, not specifically for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Wike emphasized this point while flagging off the construction of an access road leading to the site of the new EFCC academy in Abuja.
He explained that the provision of access roads would boost the real estate sector, improve access to markets for agricultural produce, and decongest the city center.
The minister also noted that some areas of the FCT remain undeveloped due to a lack of access roads. He believes that with these new roads, development will increase, and the city will become less congested.
Wike stressed that the community will also benefit from the new roads, as people will be able to build houses, and farmers will have better access to markets.
He reiterated that the roads are not being built solely for the EFCC but to develop the area, with the EFCC being one of the beneficiaries.
Wike said: “The community is also going to benefit. People will now build houses, and farmers will bring their produce to the city. That is the whole essence of opening up everywhere.
“So, let it not be said that we are building roads for the EFCC. We are not building roads for the EFCC. We are building roads to open up access and develop areas and, of course, they are one of the beneficiaries.”
