By Stanley Onyekwere
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday officially opened the Transit Way N2 Corridor, directly linking Abuja’s Central Business District (CBD) to the Wuse District through two newly constructed, standard-engineered bridges.
Speaking at the commissioning, which coincided with the 50th Anniversary of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the third year of his administration, Tinubu described the new road network as an “economic artery” designed to cut travel times, ease heavy traffic gridlock, and unlock commercial activity for millions of commuters and businesses.
He said: “For years, traveling between Wuse and the Central Area meant navigating bottlenecks, losing productive man-hours, and enduring frustrating traffic gridlock.
“Today, that has changed. Abuja is no longer a city of abandoned projects.
“The ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ must not just be a slogan written on billboards, but a living reality that our people can see, touch, and drive upon.”
Earlier, the Minister of the FCT, Barrister Nyesom Wike, revealed the strategic financial blueprint that made the rapid, nine-month development possible.
He explicitly credited President Tinubu’s business-minded approach to governance, particularly his decisive move to exit the FCT Administration from the Treasury Single Account (TSA).
Wike pointed out that under the previous TSA framework, FCT funds were strictly domiciled with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), severely limiting financial agility.
“Mr. President knew that we could not perform if we still operate under the TSA.
“The TSA means that we will be having an account only with the Central Bank and we can’t borrow money from the commercial banks.
“Now, having gone out of the TSA, we can approach commercial banks and use our Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) as collateral,” he stated.
The Minister also admitted his initial skepticism regarding the project’s timeline, recalling a stern confrontation with the construction firm over slow progress earlier in the year, however, following a written commitment and rapid acceleration, the project met its deadline.
In a lighthearted moment, Wike reacted to a remark by the contractor that the rapid development had left Google Maps temporarily confused by the new layout.
He assured residents that the FCT Administration will ensure Google Maps is promptly updated to reflect all newly constructed roads across the capital city.
Providing a technical overview of the project, Engr. Richard Yunana Dauda, Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), stated that the contract was awarded in October 2025.
According to him, key infrastructure features of the new corridor include dual carriageways to handle high-volume mixed traffic, a dedicated central median built to accommodate future metro rail lines, solar streetlights, pedestrian walkways, and advanced drainage systems.
