FCT PRESS RELEASE
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has confirmed that the rehabilitation of the IBB Golf and Country Club in Aso Drive, Maitama District, Abuja, will be completed and the facility reopened to the public in December this year.
The Minister made the disclosure on Friday, August 21, 2026, while addressing journalists after inspecting several key infrastructure projects across the territory that are billed for completion by December, including the Collector Road CO1 in Life Camp, from Berger Clinic to Dape District, and Arterial Road N1, linking Wuye District and Ring Road II.
The Minister expressed satisfaction with progress on the Collector Road CO1 in Life Camp, being handled by Julius Berger, noting that the project is expected to be handed over by December. He likewise commended the quality of work on the Arterial Road N1 project, being executed by Arab Contractors, which is also on schedule for a December handover.
Addressing the rehabilitation of the IBB Golf and Country Club, the Minister explained that the intervention followed a directive from the President, who instructed that the facility — long used by diplomats and members of the public for recreation — be restored and reopened by December.
He explained that the club had been shut down following an internal crisis among its members, adding that a caretaker committee, chaired by the President of the Court of Appeal, was constituted in response, to oversee its affairs. The Minister commended the committee's work in facilitating the rehabilitation contract, which was awarded to Julius Berger Plc, the company that originally built the Club.
He noted that while the contractor has indicated a November completion date, government has set December as the target reopening date in line with the President's directive. The Minister added that once handed over, the Club is expected to generate its own funds to sustain operations going forward, reducing reliance on public financing.
According to the Minister, “Mr. President directed that this Golf Course must be ready and reopened by December. So, we have given it to Julius Berger to make sure that everything is done, and by December this year, the Golf Course will be reopened. It was shut down because of the internal crisis among its members, and we had to appoint a caretaker committee that is being headed by the President of the Court of Appeal.
