By Stanley Onyekwere
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has assured that FCT Administration will complete the access road to the Body of Benchers Hall in time, for the commissioning of the edifice located at the Research Institutional District of Abuja.
Bello made this commitment during the visit of a delegation of eminent members of the Body of Benchers of Nigeria led by its Chairman, Chief Wole Olanipekun to the FCTA.
The Minister, who was responding to demand for access road to the Body of Benchers Hall which is the office complex of the Body of Benchers, noted that the Institutional District of the city is intended to accommodate research and academic institutions and the FCTA was paying particular attention to the provision of infrastructure within the district.
He explains: ” A few months ago, I was there to see what we could do to fast track the road projects in the area and I intend, with my team, to look at what the challenges are and as quickly as possible try to see how we can surmount them. This is very important because it will add tremendous value to the city of Abuja.
“What we have tried to do over the last few years is to try to position the city as a conference tourism destination because of the serene environment, peace and the ability to move around easily. We think that gradually, we can position the city for that”.
While expressing the appreciation of the Administration to the judiciary, he said: “we are very conscious of the legal profession and justice system probably because we are the only city in Nigeria that is a creation of law and in all that we do, we are guided by law and all of you and the entire profession have been supportive of us.
“It is our duty therefore as a city to really support you in all that you require because it is the natural thing to do”.
Speaking earlier, Chief Wole Olanipekun thanked the Minister for the warm reception granted the delegation and requested for the completion of the access road to the Body of Benchers Hall in time for its formal commissioning.
