A host of dignitaries on Saturday, graced a grand reception organized in honour of the former Governor of Rivers State and Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
Those who attended the reception, which took place in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, included the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, his counterpart in Adamawa State, Umar Fintiri, and other members of the former G5 group.
Naijaonpoint reports the reception was hosted by the Rivers Ijaw Peoples Congress.
See some photos from the event.
Meanwhile, Wike has stated that he is committed to reviewing and upgrading the Abuja master plan.
The Minister made the statement when a team of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited him in Abuja on Tuesday.
He said the project, under the Review and Upgrading of Integrated Urban Development Master Plan for Abuja, would be implemented in partnership with JICA.
“For us, be assured that it is a project that we are committed to, and we will do all we can to see that the project comes to fruition,” he said.
The Minister promised the JICA team that all the expectations from the FCTA for the implementation of the project would be made in due course.
The former Rivers State Governor equally assured JICA of stronger collaboration for the development of the FCT, including satellite towns and environs.