FCTA orders Abuja operators to shift to official terminals

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a final warning to commercial transport operators in Abuja, ordering them to cease operations from illegal motor parks and roadside loading points and relocate to newly constructed government bus terminals or face strict enforcement. The ultimatum was announced on Thursday, August 6, 2026, by the Mandate Secretary of the FCTA Transportation Secretariat, Chinedum Elechi, during a press briefing in the capital.

Elechi stated that the administration is prepared to shut down all unauthorized loading points and impound vehicles belonging to operators who refuse to comply. He explained that this enforcement drive is part of a broader directive from FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to restore order, strengthen security, and modernize public transportation in Abuja. The initiative aims to fully activate newly built transport terminals, beginning with the facility in Mabushi.

The administration has invested billions of naira in constructing what it describes as the first state-of-the-art bus terminals in the FCT's 50-year history, located in Mabushi, Kugbo, and the Central Business District (CBD). Under a new operational framework,...