Wike inspects new Ministry of Livestock site
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday had an inspection tour of the new Ministry of Live Stock.
While addressing journalists after the inspection, the minister recalled that President Bola Tinubu had directed the FCT Administration (FCTA) through the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to refurbish the former Ministry of Agriculture building for the newly created Ministry of Livestock.
Wike who described the project as “an emergency work” also disclosed that the FCTA would invite companies to assess the building and give quotation for the project.
He added that an integrity test had been conducted on the building, which, he said, came back “okay.”
“Well, it is the former Ministry of Agriculture, and we have a directive from Mr President to go and immediately refurbish the place and furnish it for the new Ministry of Livestock,” Wike said.
“That is why we went there to see things for ourselves. We will get some companies to come and look at it, and quote for it. It is an emergency work because the creation of the Ministry of Livestock is a welcome development, and you can see people are happy, waiting for it to start,” he added.
“We are bringing some companies to look at it, and then we will take the best, or what do we call it, the most responsive builder that we know that the government will afford to handle. But don’t be in a rush, what is important is that we have gone there to see for ourselves, and the job will soon start,” he said.
