President Bola Tinubu says no community will be left behind under his watch as his administration lays the foundation for the prosperity of the nation and its citizens.
Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, gave the assurance in Abuja yesterday, while inaugurating Phase I of the newly constructed seven -kilometre Kuje-Gwagwalada dual carriageway.
The President said that from the city centre to the farthest satellite town of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), his administration had commenced the foundation for growth.
He said: “The results you are seeing here in Kuje-Gwagwalada are happening across the country. Indeed, we are building the nation of our dreams.
“My people of Kuje, Gwagwalada, Kwali and all the area councils and satellite towns, hear me clearly: this government sees you. You are not forgotten.
“For too long, Abuja’s development stopped at the city centre. Under the Renewed Hope Agenda(RHA), every area council matters, and every community counts. We’ll keep bringing roads, water, schools, and hospitals to you.”
According to him, the significance of the Kuje-Gwagwalada dual carriageway is both economic and geographical.
Noting that the road had for decades been a death trap, the President added that traders in Kuje, Gwagwalada, Kwali, and beyond lost time, goods, and sometimes lives while plying the road.
His words: “That story ends today. This seven-kilometre dual carriageway with solar-powered streetlights, pedestrian walkways and proper drainage is more than a road.
“It is security; it is commerce; it is dignity. It is the economic corridor linking Abuja to three area councils and opening an exit route to Southern Nigeria.
“With the construction of this road, we have unlocked the agricultural potential of this area, opened new residential layouts, and made it safer for mothers, students, and workers to move at any hour.
“This is a renewed hope delivered to the doorsteps of our people in the satellite towns,” he said.
Tinubu commended FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for making Abuja work not just for residents of Maitama and Asokoro but for other Nigerians.
“You (Wike) have taken renewed hope to the grassroots. From judicial quarters in Katampe to roads in Kuje and Gwagwalada, you are proving that development must not be selective.
“You heard the cries of satellite communities, and you responded. That is leadership,” he said.
In his remarks, Wike explained that the project followed a request by the Gomo of Kuje during a community engagement with community leaders to ask the people the most important thing they needed from the government.
The minister recalled that traditional rulers and stakeholders had applauded the Tinubu administration for consulting them on their needs, describing it as “the first” of its kind in the community’s history.
Wike, who described the then Kuje to Gwagwalada Road as “terrible,” thanked Tinubu for making funds available to complete the first phase of the project.
He assured that the second phase (covering six kilometres) would be completed by December.
