FEC directs immediate construction of Judges’ Quarters in Abuja

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has mandated the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration to begin the construction of 40 judges’ quarters in Katampe District, Abuja.

The project is intended to provide adequate accommodation for judges and justices in the nation’s capital.

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike made this known while addressing journalists after the FEC meeting, which was presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday.

The initiative is part of the government’s efforts to improve the welfare and working conditions of judicial officers.

“What it means is that out of these 40, FCT High Court, which is like the FCT Court, will have 20, the Federal High Court will have 10 and the Court of Appeal will have 10. And these will be completed in 15 months,” Wike said.

He explained that the decision is predicated on the premium President Tinubu’s administration attaches to members of the judiciary.

“Mr President wonders how judges and justices will be living in rented houses and hotel apartments. That is not safe for our judiciary; that is not convenient for them to do their work. And so, Mr President directed that the FCT, through the FCDA, should immediately construct 40 number judges and justices accommodation at Katampe District.”

According to Wike, all the access as well as arterial roads within the quarters will also be constructed.