FCTA spends N39bn in renovating International Conference Centre – Wike
The FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, Wednesday, said the FCT Administration is expending N39 billion on the rehabilitation of the Abuja International Conference Centre.
Wike made this known when he inspected the renovation work on the centre being executed by Julius Berger.
The minister recalled that President Bola Tinubu had described the centre as an eyesore when he inaugurated the sixth legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament on April 4, 2024.
He said thereafter, Tinubu directed that the centre should be shut down and mandated the FCTA to carry out its total rehabilitation.
He explained that the rehabilitation was necessary to give the country a befitting international conference centre.
Wike said the rehabilitation work had reached between 70 and 80 per cent completion and expressed confidence that the facility would be ready for public use in May.
He said all the materials needed to complete the work have been imported.
