Top sources at the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) said the project would be executed by the FCTA. One of the sources said although details of the project remained sketchy, it will cost billions of naira.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to flag off the construction of the new headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja.
Our correspondents report that the flag-off of the new headquarters, located in Maitama, is contained in the activities lined up by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to mark President Tinubu’s second year in office, and it is scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
Top sources at the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) said the project would be executed by the FCTA. One of the sources said although details of the project remained sketchy, it will cost billions of naira.
On why the FCTA is building the headquarters of the commission, which is supposed to be a neutral body, a top source at the FCDA said the administration had been involved in building, and in some instances, maintaining federal government offices in Abuja, including the Presidential Villa.
The source added that the National Assembly and many agencies and some ministries were built by the FCTA.
“But because INEC is a sensitive body, I know that people, especially politicians, will raise some concerns. However, I am not sure the aim is to influence the electoral body,” the source said.
On whether the project is captured in FCTA’s 2025 budget, a director who asked for anonymity noted that although the budget had been approved by the National Assembly, it is still before the president for assent.
The source said the details of the budget were yet to be made available.
It would be recalled that the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, recently came under attack for building quarters for the judges at the Mabushi area of Abuja.
Critics of the minister said he built the quarters to get favour from the judiciary, an allegation he denied.
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