From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to implementing wide-ranging reforms in the nation’s capital transport sector.
Speaking during a routine project inspection in Abuja ahead of the terminals’ scheduled commissioning to mark President Bola Tinubu’s second anniversary in office, he expressed satisfaction with the progress and quality of work at the Kugbo and Mabushi Bus and Taxi Terminals, while.
Wike, who also inspected the completed access road to Giri District, praised the improvements since his last visit. “I’m very happy with what I have seen. The first time we went there, I expressed my dismay. We have gone there today, there is a lot of improvements and by the time the day for commissioning comes and you go back there, it will be something else,” he said.
Highlighting the planned reforms, the Minister revealed that a committee is actively working on strategies to enhance safety, organization, and security within the transport sector. He stressed the importance of regulation for security purposes.
The Minister also addressed the issue of road congestion caused by multiple motor parks. “This time around, we are working to see that we don’t have a lot of parks on the road. And yes, it is a bus and taxi terminal, not just only bus terminal, so that those who they take to the bus terminal will board the taxis from there and go to wherever they want to go,” he explained.