The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Monday approved the construction of 40 houses for judges in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Minister of the FCT Mr Nyesom Wike said this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the FEC chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said the 40 houses are part of the federal government’s Renewed Hope Agenda and would be constructed in the Kantampe district.
He said 20 houses would allocated to the FCT High Court, 10 to the Federal High Court and 10 to the Court of Appeal.
He said the project would be completed within 15 months.
“Also, for the importance that the President attach to the Judiciary, he finds it difficult how judges and Justices will be living in rented houses and hotels, that is not safe for our judicial officials, not convenient for them to do their work and do the President directed that the FCT through the FCDA should immediately construct 40 numbered judges and Justices quarters at Kantampe district.
“What it means is that out of these 40 FCT high courts which is like the FCT court will have 20, the federal high court Will have ten and the court of Appeal will have ten and this will be completed in fifteen months’ time,” he said.
The minister said the FEC also approved several road projects within the FCT.
“They are the construction of an access road from Artillery Road N11 from Mabuchi to the judges’ quarters.Development of all internal roads within the judges’ quarters.
“Others are construction of an access road from Ring Road 1-N16 Shehu Shagari Way to the judges’ quarters and development of roads connecting to the Court of Appeal Abuja division,” he said.
He said the approvals were part of a larger infrastructure push in the FCT, which includes the development of over 75 kilometres of roads in satellite towns across Kwali, Gwagwalada, and Bwari area councils.
The minister said the projects would be completed by December.
The minister also announced the termination of contract for the development of Maitama II, citing delays and lack of progress.
He said a new procurement process would be initiated to ensure the development of the area to address housing deficits in the FCT.