The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, is set to arrive in China for high-level meetings aimed at accelerating the provision of potable water to satellite towns within the territory.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Wike is currently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, en route to China, where he will hold talks with executives of the China Geo-Engineering Corporation Overseas Construction (CGCOC) Group.
The visit follows up on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in September last year during President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s official visit to China. The agreement, involving the CGCOC Group and the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), targets improved electricity and water supply in the FCT.
President Tinubu, under his Renewed Hope Agenda, had approved ₦50 billion for the implementation of water supply projects in FCT satellite towns, particularly in Gwagwalada, Kwali, and Kuje Area Councils.
Wike’s trip to China underscores his commitment to actualizing the President’s directive to ensure accessible and safe water in underserved FCT communities. The Minister is expected back in Nigeria next week.
