Nyesom Wike, the Minister of FCT, has revealed that he played a significant role in initiating the Ring Road project. He asserted that during his tenure as governor, he laid the foundation for various projects and specifically mentioned the Ring Road in the Executive Council meeting. Wike claimed to have advised the current governor to prioritise the construction of the Ring Road for a successful second tenure.
In the video posted by AIT, Wike recounted taking the governor and officials to Germany to negotiate with Julius Berger for the project. Wike suggested that completing the Ring Road would enhance the governor's chances for reelection and proposed a financing strategy involving borrowing from Zenith Bank and gradual repayment to Julius Berger.
According to him, "Let me tell you, I challenge anybody. All projects you're seeing there, I laid the foundation. I said, Listen, for your second tenure, the Ring Road, I passed it as governor in the Executive Council meeting. I said you must do this road, as you're coming. I took him to Wiesbaden in Germany with the commissioner of works and director of procurement to go and negotiate with Julius Berger. I said, look, if you do this ring road, your second tenure is assured. I told him, Go and borrow money from Zenith Bank, pay Julius Berger, and let them be deducting from you every month."
Watch the video from 3:43.
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