Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has travelled to China for a series of official engagements aimed at ensuring the provision of water for satellite towns in the nation’s capital.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Lere Olayinka, the minister’s senior special assistant on public communications and social media, said Wike is presently in Dubai en enroute China.
Olayinka said the minister will meet with officials of the China Geo-Engineering Corporation Overseas Construction (CGCOC) Group during the visit.
“It should be recalled that when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited China last year September, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and CGCOC Group to improve electricity and water supply in the FCT,” the statement reads.
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“President Tinubu advocated for the projects as part of his agenda to renew the hope of FCT residents in the government through the execution of people-oriented projects like the provision of water.”
Olayinka said the president approved N50 billion for the provision of potable water in FCT satellite towns.
“Therefore, in keeping up with the president’s directive that there must be water supply in satellite towns in Gwagwalada, Kwali, and Kuje area councils, the minister has embarked on the trip to China for a crucial meeting with the CGCOC Group,” he added.
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According to Olayinka, Wike is expected to return to Nigeria next week.
