FEC approves construction of 40 houses in Abuja for judges

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the construction of 40 houses in the Federal Capital Territory for judges in the country.

Nyesom Wike, minister of federal capital territory (FCT), made the announcement on Monday, September 23 while addressing journalists after a FEC meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu.

He said the residences will be constructed in the Kantampe district, with 20 allocated to the FCT high court, 10 to the federal high court and 10 to the court of appeal.

“For the importance that the president attach to the judiciary, he finds it difficult [to understand] how judges and justices will be living in rented houses and hotels, that is not safe for our judicial officials,” Wike said.

“[It is] not convenient for them to do their work. And so, the president directed that the FCT, through the FCDA, to immediately construct 40 numbered judges and justices quarters at Katampe district.

“What it means is that out of these 40 FCT high courts, the FCT court will have 20, the federal high court will have 10, the court of appeal will have 10 —and this will be completed in fifteen months’ time.”

Wike added that the federal government has also approved construction of access roads to judicial quarters in the FCT.

“Construction of an access road from Artillery Road N11 from Mabuchi to the judges’ quarters. Development of all internal roads within the judges’ quarters,” he said.