FCTA flags off Abaji-Rubochi road rehabilitation

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) through the Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD), has flagged off the  Abaji-Rubochi 10.2km road rehabilitation at the cost of N490,000,000.  The road project, it was gathered, had been abandoned for over 32 years, making transportation of goods and services difficult for residents of both Kuje and Abaji area councils.  […]

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) through the Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD), has flagged off the  Abaji-Rubochi 10.2km road rehabilitation at the cost of N490,000,000. 

The road project, it was gathered, had been abandoned for over 32 years, making transportation of goods and services difficult for residents of both Kuje and Abaji area councils.   

Speaking during the flag-off ceremony, the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, said the administration had paid 15 percent mobilization fee to the indigenous construction firm, assuring payment would not hinder the pace of work.   

The minister, who spoke through the Mandate Secretary, FCT Area Council Services Secretariat, Malam Adamu Bappa, assured both Abaji and Kuje area councils that the administration would continue to lay emphasis on rural infrastructural development in the territory.   

He said “It is amazing to note that this road was last constructed 32 years ago, and because of its deplorable condition, farmers find it difficult to transport their farm produce to the larger markets. We are therefore committed to the completion of this project and other rural projects across the territory.”   

Also speaking, the Coordinator of FCT Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD), Hon. Tanko Yamawo, pledged that his department was committed to reviving infrastructural development in all the satellite towns in the territory, adding that the 10.2 kilometres road project would be completed in 20 weeks.