The Federal Government has approved the construction of 40 houses for judges in Abuja.
This decision was announced by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike following a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa.
As part of the government’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the project aims to provide secure and comfortable housing for members of the judiciary.
Wike stated that the 40 houses will be built 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. The project is expected to be completed within 15 months.
He said, “Also, given the importance that the President attaches to the Judiciary, he finds it problematic that judges and Justices will live in rented houses and hotels. That is unsafe for our judicial officials and inconvenient for them to do their work. The president directed that the FCT, through the FCDA, immediately construct 40 numbered judges and Justices’ quarters in the Kantampe district.
“What it means is that out of these 40 FCT high courts, which is like the FCT court will have 20, the federal high court Will have ten, and the court of Appeal will have ten, which will be completed in fifteen months.”
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In addition to the housing project, Wike said FEC approved several infrastructure developments to improve access to the judicial quarters.
There is “construction of an access road from Artillery Road N11 from Mabuchi to the judges’ quarters. Development of all internal roads within the judges’ quarters.”
Others are constructing an access road from Ring Road 1-N16 Shehu Shagari Way to the judges’ quarters and developing roads connecting to the Court of Appeal Abuja division.
He mentioned that these approvals are part of a broader infrastructure drive in the FCT, which includes the construction of over 75 kilometers of roads in satellite towns across Kwali, Gwagwalada, and Bwari area councils.
The minister noted that the government is targeting project completion by December.
Wike also revealed the termination of a previous contract for the development of Maitama 2 due to delays and lack of progress. He stated that a new procurement process will be launched to advance the development of the area, potentially helping to alleviate the capital’s housing shortages.
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