The media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Lere Olayinka, has stated that the contractor behind the Kugbo Bus Terminal project in Abuja will undertake repairs following damage recorded on Tuesday.
Olayinka made this known on Wednesday morning while replying to a Facebook user, Cyprian Egere Amanke, who had questioned the durability of the structure.
The comment was made in response to an earlier post by the minister’s spokesman on an unrelated issue.
Amanke had written, “Today Is 8th April, A day after 32B Naira Bus Terminal was completely destroyed less than a year it was built, by just small wind that couldn’t even remove one single thatch from a poor man house that he built with 20K.”
Responding, Olayinka dismissed the criticism and maintained confidence in the project, stressing that the contractor would handle the repairs after the damage caused by the heavy rainstorm. “Cyprian Egere Amanke, the contractor who built the bus terminal is a Nigerian like you and I, he will surely fix the damages.
“But let me tell you this, some Nigerians will earn their living and feed their families from it, while your likes will be on the Social Media ranting.”
Meanwhile, commuters along the Kugbo–Nyanya road corridor in Abuja faced prolonged traffic congestion on Tuesday evening after parts of the newly built terminal were damaged by a rainstorm, with debris spilling onto the Abuja–Keffi Expressway.
The storm, which came with strong winds, ripped through sections of the terminal’s roof and nearby structures, leaving rubble scattered across portions of the road and disrupting vehicular movement, especially for those heading into the FCT. Witnesses reported that the situation significantly worsened traffic, with some drivers stranded for up to three hours.
In response, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, ordered the deployment of security operatives to the area and directed that immediate repairs be carried out. Personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) were also deployed to control traffic and reduce the backlog of vehicles along the route.
However, eyewitnesses raised concerns over the scale of the destruction, warning that the outcome might have been more severe if the terminal had been fully operational or crowded with passengers.
