Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has disclosed that discussions had been ongoing with non-public companions to make sure that operators of buses and taxi companies within the FCT had been registered and assigned operational routes for safety causes.
The minister additionally disclosed that the FCTA will quickly start the development of bus terminals to serve the varied routes within the FCT.
Wike disclosed this when he acquired the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, Pieter Leenknegt, who paid a courtesy go to to the FCT Administration on Wednesday.
He mentioned the venture was at its procurement stage and work would start as quickly because the procurement course of was concluded.
“We’re additionally making an attempt to construct terminals for buses and taxis. For instance, we is not going to have public taxis on the highway. You should go to a selected terminal the place passengers shall be and the place the drivers are recognized,” he mentioned.
“These are efforts we’re setting up to see that not solely is it first rate, however by way of preventing insecurity and we consider by the grace of God, when we have now the approval from the Bureau of Public Procurement, we consider within the subsequent one month, development should have began.”
On the difficulty of cattle herding within the metropolis centre which the envoy additionally sought to know the minister’s plans for enchancment, Wike mentioned the difficulty was a really delicate one however added that discussions had been ongoing amongst the varied safety businesses, the herders, and the FCT Administration whereas the herders are being educated on the necessity to maintain cattle away from the town centre.
