President Bola Tinubu has approved a 9-day timeline, tagged FCT Week, for the commissioning of various completed projects in the FCT to mark his first anniversary in the office and showcase his administration’s achievements in the last year.

Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike made this known on Friday, 17 May 2024, when he was inspecting some of the ongoing projects that are scheduled for commissioning in the FCT. He said the FCT Week will commence on the 27th of May with the inauguration of commercial operation of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit.

Other projects to be inaugurated by the President during the FCT Week, include the official residence of the Vice President, the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) from the Villa Roundabout to the Ring Road 1 with four interchanges as well as the B6 and B12 Circle Road.

Wike said, “By the approval of Mr. President, we believe that from the 27th of this month, we shall start the inauguration of the various projects. Particularly on the 27th, we believe the President will flag off the commercial operation of the Abuja Metro line. We believe on Monday, we will do the final inspection of that. From what we have seen, I think we are good to go.”

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