No Citizen Should Be Made A Victim Of National Development – Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned another road project in Abuja where he declared that no citizen should be made a victim of national development.

Tinubu made the remarks at the commissioning of the Access Road by Abuja Airport’s second runway from Clinton Drive to Tungan Madaki Settlement in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Tinubu, who was represented at the occasion by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, said that when it became necessary to construct the second Runway of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, the original inhabitants of the area surrendered their ancestral lands.

“They sacrificed for the collective good of the nation. Yet the paradox remained. These patriotic communities gave up land for aeroplanes to fly, yet they had no motorable roads for their own feet and vehicles. They were cut off.

“Let me state clearly: No Citizen should be made a victim of National Development.

“When the Honourable Minister of the FCT, Barrister Nyesom Wike, brought this matter to my attention, my directive was clear and unequivocal: ‘Whatever the communities ask for to make their lives whole, give it to them.’

“We do not just take, we build, we replace, and we elevate.

Today we have fulfilled that solemn promise,” Tinubu said.

Tinubu stated,” further that the reforms we embarked on three years ago were never going to be easy.

“We made hard choices, but they were necessary choices. Hard choices Today mean a stronger Nigeria tomorrow.

“That is why I urge everyone resident in FCT and every Nigerian to continue to support this administration. Support the Renewed Hope Agenda.

“I know the cost of living is biting. But I assure you, the government means well for all. We are not building for headlines. We are building for generations to come. We will keep working day and night until every Nigerian feels the impact of good governance.

Also speaking at the event, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, said other communities should learn from the Tunganmadaki community.

Wike said rather than asking for money to allow the construction of the second Runway project, they demanded that the government provide jobs for their people and a road for their community.

He said they had lost hope in government, but the Tinubu government provided jobs and roads, restoring their faith in government.

“Today, the Government of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set out the Renewed Hope Agenda. That is the essence of the Renewed Hope. This community has many types. They don’t believe in government. But by the emergence of this administration, Hopepe has returned to them,” the minister said.