Don’t Delay Contractors’ Fund, Wike Warns Director

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has vowed not to allow bureaucracy stall development in the FCT, warning directors in the administration against sitting on files for weeks.

Wike said once he grants approvals, the bureaucracy should do its due diligence within seven days and ensure the release of funds, noting that he would not allow anyone to stifle the development of rural communities in the nation’s capital.

Wike who stated this yesterday during the flag-off of the 5-kilometre Naharati – River Ukya – Unguwan Hausawa Road in Abaji area council of the territory, said any director who refuses to act on files that he has already approved, is a saboteur.

“I know that you have suffered quite a lot in the past and you want things to change immediately. I want to appeal to you to be patient. I will never associate myself with anything that will not work.

“As I tell you that things will turn around positively, be assured that they will turn around positively. The decisions taken by Mr President may not materialise immediately but just be calm. You will reap it.

“We had a meeting on Monday with the most senior directors and I was telling them that woe unto that director who will keep a file, that I have approved, for weeks. Woe unto you because you are a saboteur. Once I approve, do the needful. You can take a week to do due diligence.

You do not need to take 20 days,” he said.

Wike, while noting that President Bola Tinubu has mandated him to ensure even development of the councils, said all the rural roads being flagged-off would be completed before the end of the year.

Earlier, the chairman of the Council, Abdullahi Abubakar said the road will facilitate the movement of goods and services by supporting agricultural development.

He called on the people to remain united in their determination to see the project through to completion, thereby expressed the support of his people for the administration.