The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has highlighted potential areas of investment in the FCT that will add value to the nation’s capital and ensure adequate returns for investors.
The areas include road, rail and power infrastructure, as well as agriculture and waste management.
The minister highlighted these when he received a delegation from the headquarters of the China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation (CCECC) led by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Cui Jianchun, recently.
Malam Bello also advised that the company should consider focusing more on long-term investments in the FCT rather than on its current business strategy of serving as contractor.
He expressed the appreciation of the FCT Administration (FCTA) to the CCECC for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities which he noted included the construction of an about three-kilometre barrier along the Kubwa Expressway at Dei-Dei to encourage pedestrians to use pedestrian bridges.
He also thanked the Chinese government for the establishment of the China-Assisted Primary School in Nyanya and commended the cordial relationship that existed between China and Nigeria.
Speaking earlier, the Chinese ambassador thanked the minister for the warm reception accorded to his delegation and also expressed appreciation to the FCTA for providing an enabling environment for CCECC to work in the FCT, while assuring of China’s desire to carry out more projects in the FCT.
He used the occasion to also disclose China’s intention to establish a demonstration farm in Abuja as part of its collaboration with Nigeria towards ensuring food security in the country.
Also speaking, the Chairman of CCECC, Mr Liu Weimin, commended the minister for the great work he had done in changing the face of the FCT for the better and implored for the CCECC to be a part of the Abuja success story of becoming a world class city.
