The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has issued a stern warning against naming major roads and streets in the Abuja city center after private citizens by the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), without prior authorization.

The Minister issued the warning on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, while flagging off the construction of road networks in the Guzape District, a project that extends into the AIT neighborhoods of the Asokoro cadastral zone.

Speaking during the ceremony, Barr. Wike stated that the practice of the council authority, under the Chairman, Hon. Christopher Maikalangu, assigning names of private individuals to roads built and funded by the FCT Administration in the city center was "unacceptable".

He clarified that street names should be reserved for individuals who have made significant contributions to the nation or the FCT, to properly immortalize them, and advised that naming streets after individuals who pay a fee to the Area Council should be restricted to satellite towns where the council provided the infrastructure.

"We cannot be doing roads and even infrastructure... you wake up in the morning, I don't know who writes to you, before I wake up, you name the street and the roads that we are doing with our money", the Minister stated and firmly instructed the AMAC Chairman to "go and refund them their money".

The Minister emphasized that the FCT Administration should be aware of and approve the names, saying: "You don't just name an important street after somebody when you don't know where the money is coming from. You will not do that again", he warned the Chairman.

Speaking on the Guzape road project (Cadastral AO9, Lots 1 & 2), the Minister affirmed that the development was a testament to the promises of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which, he said, were being fulfilled.

"Those who are living here, will they say that they have not felt the impact of President Tinubu's administration? They’ve been here for years with no road. But Tinubu has come, and now there is a road", he stressed.

Barr. Wike reiterated that President Tinubu intends to provide essential infrastructure and road networks across all parts of Abuja to ensure the city takes a different look and competes with other cities of the world. He urged residents to continue to support the present administration.

He commended the contractor, Dantata and Sawoe Construction Nigeria Limited, urging them to use their extensive experience to complete the job on schedule to discourage the need for project variation, while also tasking the company to employ local youth and residents to provide them with economic opportunities.