The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has flagged off the construction of a bus and taxi terminal in the Central Business District.
Wike unveiled the terminal on Monday , August 26, 2924 at the Eagles Square in Abuja.
TheFact Daily gathered that the Central Business terminal is the third to be flagged off under the Wike-led administration, after previously flagging off the Mabushi and Kugbo terminals in July.
The Minister stated that if the government continued to expand road infrastructure without linking it with bus terminals they would not be able to achieve their goal:
“By the grace of God through the support of Mr President, we have continued to expand the road structure. Yet, if we expand the road infrastructure without linking it with the various bus terminals, we do not think we would be able to achieve what we should achieve.
“Also, you can come here and relax until when your bus or taxi takes you out, with all the modern facilities. Sometimes when we go to train stations overseas, we see the facilities, and restaurants, people go and watch films, people just relax. That is the way it is supposed to be in a city like Abuja, and I can assure all of you that by the grace of God, this Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr President as I have said severally, is not just by talking, it is by reality, as seeing is believing”, he said.
Meanwhile, the Mandate Secretary of the Transportation Secretariat, Chinedum Elechi, said the terminal will not only serve the Central Business District but underground train stops will be linked to the metro station, also in the business district.
“Of the three Bus/Taxi Terminals, this one is strategically located. It will not only serve the busy Central Business District but it is located at the Transportation Interchange. Next to this Bus/Taxi Terminal is a transit corridor for future underground light rail, which by the Abuja Master Plan, will run metres below the surface with train stops underground and then an intermodal transfer of commuters from the underground train stops to the Bus/Taxi Terminal above ground where we are standing. The rail line will be connected from the Metro Station at Central Business District”, he said.
