- FCT Minister Nyesom Wike expresses disappointment in the state of Abuja University of Technology, Abaji, calling it a ‘glorified secondary school’
- Wike acknowledges substandard structures, rejects September opening, vows thorough review of the master plan, and emphasizes proper facilities’ importance
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, expressed disappointment over the current infrastructural facilities at the Abuja University of Technology, Abaji, which is still under construction. Speaking during a stakeholders’ town hall meeting in Abaji, Wike referred to the institution as a ‘glorified secondary school,’ deeming it unworthy of the nation’s capital city.
Responding to an appeal for the university’s completion by the Chairman of Abaji Area Council, Hon. Abubakar Abdullahi, Wike acknowledged that the existing structures did not meet the required standards. He expressed the impossibility of opening the project in September this year, citing the need for a thorough review of the master plan.
Wike assured residents of Bwari and the FCT of his commitment to completing the university. He stated, “I am not going to promise you here that it will be September; I won’t do that. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. I cannot be a minister of the FCT and come to where we want to open a university as if it is a glorified secondary school; I will not do that.”
The minister emphasized the importance of ensuring basic facilities before the university commences operations. Wike vowed to summon the Mandate Secretary of Education Secretariat to provide the master plan for a comprehensive review. Construction work on the university, owned by the Federal Capital Territory, began in 2011, yet academic activities are yet to commence.
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