FCT: ‘They never demanded N1bn, compensation for emirs’ – Wike hails Abuja community

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, connected Thursday hailed Tunga Madaki assemblage successful Abuja pursuing the operation of an entree road.

Wike said the assemblage ne'er demanded for 1 cardinal naira oregon what helium termed outgo of “tithes to the Emirs and Chiefs” earlier allowing the operation of the road.

He spoke during the commissioning of the recently constructed Airport Road (Bill Clinton Drive) To Tunga Madaki Community arsenic portion of projects to people President Bola Tinubu’s 3rd twelvemonth successful office.

However, Wike said Tunga Madaki should beryllium an illustration to different communities crossed the superior city.

Wike said: “Mr President, you tin spot that of each the commissioning days, contiguous appears to beryllium antithetic due to the fact that we are successful the outer town. contiguous the radical of Tunda Madaki person shown their appreciation to Mr President by coming retired enmass to accidental present we tin consciousness the interaction of the government, present we cognize what governance is each about.

“This task came arsenic a effect of erstwhile the authorities wanted to embark connected the operation of the 2nd runway of the planetary airdrome and we were astir to wage compensation to the assemblage for their land.

“I privation to accidental that this assemblage should beryllium an illustration to different communities to larn from them and not for collecting wealth from peo...