Bwari town hall abandoned after multi-million naira investment

IN Bwari,  a community in the Federal Capital Teritory , a multi-million naira town hall  built for social activities is rotting away.

Between 2017 and 2018 the senator of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senatorial District, Phillip Aduda, facilitated the project and promised the Bwari residents a fluttering development upon completion.

The town hall which is under the supervision of  the Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority (LBRBDA),  has been abandoned halfway to its completion. Now, its expanse is filled with invading weeds and reptiles, making it yet another abandoned project that litters Nigeria.

On-the-ground reporting revealed that the town hall surroundings now serves as a dumping site, a storehouse and farmland. Meanwhile the wall paint has begun peeling.

Earlier this year, Maicat Construction, the company handling the project, had employed some local security forces to guard the town hall after several cases of thefts of pieces of equipment on the site were reported.

“We are from the Nigeria Hunters Organisation, and we were employed to protect this facility because a big generator was recently stolen,” said Bulus Kefas, one of the guards of the facility.

“This town hall project is supposed to have been completed, but the contractor said that they are waiting for funds from authorities to complete it,” he add.