President Bola Tinubu has observed that so­cial life in Abuja, the nation’s capital, is grad­ually returning, while crimi­nal hideouts are disappearing.

He attributed the develop­ment to good governance that delivers security, mobility, and dignity, just as he applauded the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ezen­wo Nyesom Wike, for deliver­ing on the assignment he gave him to make Abuja a true cap­ital city.

Speaking on Friday in Abu­ja when he commissioned the Collector Road CN2 from Arte­rial Road N16 to Arterial Road N20, including ILS. 5, in Kat­ampe District, the President, who was represented by his deputy, Vice President Kashim Shettima, said the road will cushion the daily struggle of the citizens.

“My fellow residents of Abuja, we did not stop at the road. We installed solar streetlights. Today, Katampe is safer at night. Abuja’s real life is coming back. Criminal hideouts are disappearing. That is what good governance delivers: security, mobility, and dignity,” he declared.

He highlighted the signifi­cance of the road, noting that it “links Katampe and Mabushi Districts and connects them to major road networks.”

Stating that the road and other ongoing infrastructural development is a testament of his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda, President Tinu­bu declared categorically that Nigeria is working again.

He said the road cuts through homes, markets, and businesses, easing the daily struggle of the people, as there will be no more hours lost in gridlock, dust in the dry sea­son, and mud when it rains.

His words: “Indeed, this road is a testament to the Re­newed Hope Agenda. Nigeria is working again. The econo­my we met was gloomy. Today, you see transformation. A road like CN2 is more than concrete. It is hope. It tells every Nigeri­an that government can deliv­er. It tells our youth that this country belongs to them.”

The President lauded FCT Minister Wike’s performance, noting that he knew the former Rivers State governor’s track record before giving “him the assignment to make Abuja a true capital.

“Wike, you have not dis­appointed Nigerians. From abandoned roads to new bou­levards, from water projects to judicial quarters, you work day and night. You do not give excuses. You give results. The people of the FCT call you “Mr. Project” for a reason. Well done,” he praised the minister.

Tinubu thanked the peo­ple of Katampe and Mabushi districts for their patience during construction of the road, and for believing in his government, even as he said Renewed Hope is not a slogan but the road they are seeing, the light on their street, and the time they now save.

To sustain the rapid infra­structural development across the FCT, President Tinubu im­plored all residents to pay their taxes, and clear their ground rents, pointing out that “gov­ernment cannot do it alone.

“Support your community. Protect this infrastructure. Do not turn the walkways into markets. Do not vandalize the streetlights. If you see de­struction, report it. This road is yours. Guard it for your chil­dren,” he charged them.

Earlier, the Minister of the FCT said while no coun­try or society can progress or develop without infrastruc­ture, it remains one of the key pillars and backbone of governance.

He urged residents to con­tinue performing their civic responsibilities by paying tax­es and ground rents, as well as protect the legacy projects executed by the Federal Gov­ernment under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

The Minister also thanked President Tinubu and Vice President Shettima for pro­viding funding and leadership support for the betterment of FCT residents and the nation at large.

For her part, the Minister of State for FCT, Mariya Mah­moud Bunkure, described the development in Abuja as a re­markable milestone delivered by the FCT Minister under the Renewed Hope Agenda.