The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has renamed the International Conference Centre in Abuja after President Bola Tinubu.
Wike made this known during the unveiling of the rehabilitated International Conference Centre by Tinubu in Abuja on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, as part of activities to celebrate the president’s second year in office.
The minister also named some of the halls after Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas.
This, according to him, is to thank them for supporting the FCT Administration and demonstrate the cordial working relationship, among the executive, judiciary, and the legislative arms of government.
Wike recalled that the International Conference Centre was built in 1991 under the military government, adding that the centre has not been rehabilitated since then.
He said Tinubu, in line with his “Renewed Hope Agenda”, gave the order to rehabilitate the centre, following the dilapidated state of the conference centre.
Wike added that following Tinubu’s quality leadership, the matching order has transformed the edifice to a befitting conference centre, which demonstrated that Nigeria is truly the giant of Africa.
The minister, however, said to maintain the facility, everybody who intends to use the conference centre must pay.
Wike added: “I want to let everybody know, whether you are a ministry; whether you are an agency, if you want to use this you have to pay something.
“That is the only way it can be sustained.
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“Nothing like my brother, my sister has a wedding. If you want to use such a beautiful place, then you must pay something.”
Tinubu, who described Wike as a transformative leader, noted the dilapidated state of the International Conference Centre when he visited the centre to attend the ECOWAS Parliament.
The president said: “It was a very dirty, disorganised, uninhabitable environment.
“Aside from the side talk I had with the Senate President, I turned to Wike and said this conference centre is not reflecting who we are. Have we sunk this low?
“He said no, but bear with us, we will do whatever we can do to transform the place. You won’t come back to find it in a dilapidated state and today I am very happy.
“I am greatly honoured and happy to be here to reopen this international conference centre as part of our determined efforts to change the way we do things, to reflect us as people of quality, people of character, people of determination, people of great spirit.
“That is who we are and I am glad that you, Nyesom Wike, is reflecting that.”
Tinubu further urged Wike not to pay attention to the busybodies and bystanders, saying: “Whatever they say, continue to do your good work.
“You are a transformational leader, you have the foresight, the vision and the determination to succeed. Thank you very much.”
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