By Ben Adoga, Abuja
Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said he would change the face of Abuja within a short period.

He assured Nigerians and FCT residents that they would see projects upon projects under his watch.

Wike, who met with the senior bureaucracy of the FCT Administration and members of the media, talked about issues bothering the well-being of the territory.

The minister also met with senior management staff at the FCDA, saying he is ready to fix the short issues quickly while the long-term plan will commence later.

The quick fixes to change the face of the FCT, according to him, are in the areas of traffic lights, sanitation, street trading, transportation, insecurity, and other issues.

Wike assured, “We are here to deliver the short-term deliverables for people to see that Abuja is coming back to what it was supposed to be.

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“People are complaining of street lights not working, I am complaining too. We must fix it within the shortest possible time.”

He charged the Director in charge of street lights to do everything possible in the shortest possible time to restore lights in the streets of Abuja.

On sanitation, Wike said that Abuja must return to a clean city.

The meeting took a dramatic twist when Wike told the director in charge of sanitation to work hard, adding that he was ready to make the director develop high blood pressure on account of the job as he would not give him time to rest.

“You must be ready to work hard, I must make sure I give you BP, so you must work hard. You can’t be sleeping when the environment is dirty.”

He told the Director that if he has no capacity, he should say so and be excused.

“You can’t be Director for nothing, it’s an opportunity for us to tell Nigerians and Mr. President that we can can’t disappoint. If you are in charge of sanitation, buy your drugs, carry them all the time because I will disturb you all the time to make sure Abuja is clean.”

On transportation, Wike noted, “Wahala don come.”

The Minister lamented the indiscriminate and illegal bus stops all around Abuja.

“I have respect, small, for women, but this one I will not. If you don’t have the capacity, let’s replace you now. On this job, people will not like you, but in the end, if you do it well you will be appreciated. Things are tough, yes, but we cannot live in a lawless society because things are tough.”

He said street trading would be a thing of the past, just like insecurity would be tacked with all seriousness.

He reiterated his administration’s resolve to deal with illegal structures, shanties, and other illegalities.

Wike said when his administration is done with the short-term quick fixes, they will proceed to development projects and that Nigerians should expect projects upon projects.

“There will be no abandoned projects in my time, there will be the money down before we start any project, and we will make a difference. We are committed to achieving what Mr. President promised Nigerians,” Wike declared.

The Minister of State, Dr Marya Mahmoud was in attendance.