The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that President Bola Tinubu will address 80 per cent of the housing problem facing justices in Nigeria.
Wike, who spoke at the commissioning of a magistrates’ court in Abuja on Tuesday, also announced that the 50 units of duplexes would be handed over to the Federal Capital Territory High Court in July 2026.He explained that while the court would receive 20 units in October 2025, 30 units would be handed over in June 2026.
“And let me assure you, before the end of the first tenure of Mr President, we would have solved 80 per cent of your accommodation problem in terms of housing.
“By October this year, we are going to hand over 20 units of duplexes to the FCT High Court, and by June next year, before the third anniversary of Mr President, we are also handing over 30 units of duplexes to the FCT High Court,” Wike said at the commissioning.
“I have been going around and sometimes when I see where our judges and magistrates sit, it’s very embarrassing and then you still want them to deliver justices quickly. You need to provide a good learning environment, good offices, and good courts for them to be able to do that.
“Sometimes you see our justices are living as tenants and sometimes when they are not able to pay on time, they are at the mercy of the landlords. The landlord can use their cars to block the gates – you have not paid us – that can be embarrassing.
“Even where you are living, you don’t even know where criminals are, sometimes you are leaving with those criminals around, so how do you know, so how do you want to guarantee your life?
“Mr President has said that has to come to a stop and let me assure you that before the end of the first tenure of Mr President, we would have solved 80 percent of your accommodation problems in terms of housing.”
