First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Monday commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for transforming Abuja’s City Gate into a major recreational landmark.
She lamented that no state government entered the N50m prize category of the Renewed Hope Initiative’s Green Nigeria Challenge, designed to encourage youths to convert abandoned spaces and dumpsites into green parks and gardens.
She spoke during a ceremony at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, to honour the FCT Administration for its environmental efforts, at which she presented Certificates of Commendation to Wike and the Minister of State for the FCT, Dr Mariya Bunkure.
Senior Special Assistant on Media to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, revealed details of the engagement in a statement she signed and released on Monday titled ‘Posterity Will Judge You Well for the Development of the Federal Capital Territory.’
The First Lady described the City Gate transformation as a physical manifestation of what the community category of the Green Challenge was designed to inspire and expressed disappointment that the category attracted no submissions from any state.
The Household and State categories of the Green Nigeria Challenge remain open until December 20, 2026.
“It was a N50m prize money, and they didn’t enter. This was supposed to get our youth involved,” she said.
