The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, yesterday, distributed 80 vehicles to the youths in the nation’s capital.
He announced the donation while unveiling an empowerment programme tagged FCT Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Programme, saying the goal is to empower the youths financially and also reduce the cost of transportation in the territory.
He said that the programme was part of the FCT Administration’s efforts to empower and develop the youths to contribute meaningfully to the development of the territory.
The minister said the vehicles would be used as a pilot transportation scheme in Asokoro, Maitama and Guzape before expanding to other parts of the territory.
He said that the brand-new vehicles, painted in FCT colour, would be given to the first set of beneficiaries free but on the condition that they charge less transport fee from residents.
“This is our support to make sure you have something to feed on, to make sure you feed your family and also to reduce the cost of transportation in the city.
“We will bring in more vehicles because, by January, we will not have any taxi that is not profiled and painted in FCT colour to operate on our roads,” he said.
The minister said that the programme would also phase out commercial tricycles operating in the city.
He explained that the N10 billion approved by President Bola Tinubu for the empowerment and development of the youths announced earlier, would be made available subject to the availability of funds.
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