President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday said no Nigerian community was too small to enjoy the dividends of democracy.

Tinubu said the inauguration of the newly constructed Giri District access roads was a testament to his administration’s commitment to opening up rural communities.       

 He praised FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for making the Renewed Hope Agenda (RHA) meaningful to rural dwellers.

 The President, represented at the inauguration by   House of Representatives Speaker  Tajudeen Abbas,  said history will never forget Wike for taking governance closer to  FCT  residents.

He said: “From the vast-spaced districts of Maitama, Jahi, Katampe, Wuye, Mabushi and the likes, to the towns of Gwagwalada, Kwali, Bwari and Abaji, and the growing communities of Kabusa, Ketti and now Giri district, your leadership has brought progress closer to the people.

“You have not only embraced the visions of my administration’s ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’, you have localised it, made it meaningful and made it real.

“Your actions have brought quality and excellence to the dual states of communities long laid in the shadows.

‘’These newly constructed access roads are not just infrastructural achievements, but statements of intent, the intention to open up Giri District and the FCT.

 “Honourable minister, on behalf of myself, my administration and the good people of the FCT, I say thank you for reminding us that good governance is not about fanfare, but about footsteps.  Continue to shine your light, Nigeria sees it, and history will record it.

‘’This administration, no community is too small, area too distant and citizen too insignificant to benefit from the dividends of democracy.

 “To the contractors, the engineers, the labourers and the community leaders who supported this process, you have all played a part in building not just roads, but trust between the government and its people. 

“And to the residents of Giri, I say may these roads lead you to greater opportunities. May they carry your children to school, farmers to markets, families to healthcare and dreams to reality.

‘’As your President, I’m proud of what we celebrate here and even more committed to seeing more of such milestones replicated across the nation.

 “I stand before you, not only to inaugurate a road, but also to express a deep and heartfelt appreciation to the FCT Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom  Wike, a man whose quiet diligence and visionary leadership have continued to transform the landscape of the Federal Capital Territory. 

‘’The roads we inaugurate here in Giri District are more than accessible. They are bridges of inclusion, signals of recognition and instruments of national unity. They remind us that development must reach the outskirts just as it touches the surface.

“Honourable minister, your words speak for themselves in every corner of the FCT.’’ 

 Earlier,   Wike accused the authorities of the University of Abuja(now Yakubu Gowon) of land grabbing.

Wike said he has directed the FCT Director of Land to give them 4,000 hectares out of 11,000 hectares that it had already fenced. 

He said: “The university, on its own, grabbed 11,000 hectares. No document, nothing. I said that would not happen.

“What you see there is fencing everywhere. Before you know it, they will sell our land.

“I have told the Director of Land and relevant agencies to carve out 4,000 hectares and give to the university.

This road being inaugurated  has helped us to stop the land grabbing by the university.’’

 The minister said the Giri access roads would open up the district where many institutions are domiciled.