Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has announced the approval of a two-month free ride on the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, by President Bola Tinubu.

Wike who made the disclosure in Abuja yesterday, during the Ministerial Sectoral Update on the performance of Tinubu’s administration in the last one year, said that the metro line would be inaugurated on May 29, by President Tinubu, and thereafter, opened for public use for free in the first two months.

The minister assured that all access roads to all the stations have been constructed, including car parks for passengers, adding that the Tinubu administration had equally reduced the contract for the training of the manpower for the operation of the train from 128 million dollars to 75 million dollars. 

Wike also revealed that the FCT Administration will build 10,000 low-income houses for the poor in the territory, with the project captured in the 2025 budget, under President Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Cities” project.

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