I Have No Regrets over Construction of Judges’ Quarters, Wike Insists

Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he has no regrets over the controversy surrounding the building of judiciary quarters in the Katampe District of the FCT.
He asserted this yesterday after an inspection of ongoing road projects at Life Camp, Girishi and Gwarimpa, including the judiciary quarters and the access road to the estate.

Wike said he was unperturbed by the critics because he had the support of the President and the National Assembly to carry out the project.
“Who are those who are criticising? I don’t think of that. I’m not bothered. Once you have a presidential approval to go ahead, and by the backing of the National Assembly, what’s my business about those who are criticising? Those are people who, even when you give them the opportunity, they cannot do anything.

“So forget about those criticisms. If you have not done it, they are still the ones that will complain that the environment within which our judges and justices are working is not conducive.
“Now you are trying to provide an environment that will make them well, they will say, ‘oh, it’s another reason’. So you don’t bother yourself. Now move on and do your work. So I’m not bothered about the so-called criticisms. It does not exist where I am,” Wike said.
He lauded the quality of construction work done by the contractors, saying the city would wear a different outlook entirely by the time the roads were finished.

“Look at the kind of equipment they have on ground. By the time all those roads are completed, you would imagine what the city would look like. Look at the judges’ quarters. I mean, you feel happy, and one can tell you that nothing makes us happy that people are happy that we are delivering the dividends of democracy.”
The minister thanked the President for providing all the necessary support for the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA), saying there would be no excuses for inability to successfully execute the projects.