The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is to build additional bus terminals in the Central Business District (CBD), Bwari, and Gwagwalada area councils.

Already, the construction work on Mabushi and Kugbo bus terminals have reached completion stages.

Speaking after inspecting ongoing projects in parts of the nation’s capital at the weekend, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, said the completion of the bus terminals would ensure safety and security for Abuja residents, and prevent residents from falling victim to ‘One Chance’ syndicates.

“Of course, we will have another bus terminal in the central area. We have agreed that we’re going to establish one in Gwagwalada and one in Bwari, so that you have people who will take you from Bwari down to the city.

Either you’re going to the Mabushi area or to the Kugbo Bus Terminal, or to the Central Business Area Bus Terminal. The same thing applies to Gwagwalada.

By the time we have done that, you can imagine that people will be safe, people will be secured. You can now go to any bus terminal, board a bus or a taxi, and go to where you’re going, without having this problem of one chance.”

The minister reiterated that the administration is not concentrating its projects in the cities, rather it is also paying attention to the satellite towns, which is in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to him, “Again, that’s about the Renewed Hope Agenda. I’ve said several times that we are not concentrating on projects in the cities, we are also paying attention to the satellite towns.

Yesterday, we were at Gwagwalada and Kwali. That tells you that the government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu is also particularly concerned about paying attention to the satellite towns. And you know that we are also working on dualisation of Kuje-Gwagwalada road.

Because if you provide the amenities, nobody will be interested in moving to the cities. Urban and rural migration is actually because of lack of amenities and infrastructure in the rural areas.”