By Laide Akinboade, Abuja

Worried by the challenges of the transportation sector in Abuja, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike at the weekend said residents should expect positive reform in the sector.Wike stated this when he inspected the completed Kugbo and Mabushi Bus and Taxi Terminals, access road to Giri District, in preparation for inauguration to celebrate President Bola Tinubu second year in office.

He lamented the indiscriminate way commercial vehicles park to drop passengers on the highway, saying the reform would improve safety and comfort. The FCT Minister said he has already set up a committee and they are already working on the reforms that would be ready before the bus and taxi terminals are inaugurated in a few weeks.“Obviously a lot of things will happen in the transport sector in the FCT. There will be a lot of reforms“Because as part of security measures, we must know those involved in taxi business and what colour to use, so that if anything happens, we will be able to identify them.“Just be assured that we are doing everything possible to strengthen our transportation system,” he said.On his part, former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, who accompanied Minister Nyesom Wike, lauded President Bola Tinubu’s decision to appoint Wike as FCT Minister. Ortom believes that the President’s choice demonstrates his willingness to transcend party lines.Recalling his time as an FCT resident, Ortom noted that in less than a year since Wike’s appointment, the nation’s capital has witnessed remarkable progress.”I’ve been in politics since 1982, and I’ve seen several FCT Ministers, but this is the first time I’m seeing such monumental development and progress,” Ortom said.Ortom expressed gratitude to President Tinubu for recognizing Wike’s capabilities, despite their party differences. “Mr. President is looking beyond party affiliation, and that’s why he brought my friend and leader, Minister Nyesom Wike, to be Minister of the FCT,” he said.Ortom also commended President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, acknowledging the challenges but emphasizing the need for citizens to support the President in overcoming them. “We need to work together, join hands with him to make sure that we overcome these challenges that we are facing, irrespective of party affiliation, irrespective of who we are,” Ortom said.”Yes, we have challenges as a country. We have challenges as a people, but truly, we can testify to the fact that at the time Mr. President came in, the country was at its lowest, and today, he is trying to lift the country back on its feet again.“There are challenges. He has admitted that yes, there could be security challenges, economic challenges, and other challenges that we face as a people. But we need to work together, join hands with him to make sure that we overcome these challenges that we are facing, irrespective of party affiliation, irrespective of who we are.”