Renovation Row: Minister Wike Breaks Silence on ₦39 Billion Abuja Conference Centre Project

The FCT Minister Wike has defended the sum of ₦39 billion spent on the renovation of the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Wike said those criticising the amount of money spent on the rehabilitation of the International Conference Centre “don’t have good taste”.

The minister, who spoke at the commissioning of the newly constructed Left-Hand Service Carriageway in the nation’s capital, said everything in the conference centre was changed except the block work.

Wike said though the ₦240m was spent on building the conference centre in 1991 during the military regime of former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, a lot has changed in the prices of commodities hence the sum of ₦39bn spent on the renovation of the conference centre.