FEC approves N62bn for road, water projects
The Federal Executive Council yesterday approved roads and water projects worth N62.047bn for in various parts of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory.
The Ministers of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said the four memoranda his ministry presented to FEC were approved, starting with the Benin-Ore-Ajebamdele Road, particularly the section from Ajebamdele to Shagamu.
He said the council approved the contract for the Akwanga-KeffiMakurdi highway, an existing contract executed under the China-EXIM loan by China Habour Engineering Construction Company. He said the council also approved contract for the design and equipping of an automation process for the issuance of certificate of occupancy in respect of federal government lands.
He said a contract for the construction of 4x20 meters span bridge at kilometer 18 along Langtang-Wase Road in Plateau State for N2.867 billion to Metropolitan Construction Nigeria Limited was also approved.
The Minister of the FCT, Mohammed Bello, said the five memoranda he presented were approved, including the review of the N19.5bn Southern Parkway project.
He said the FEC approved contract for the provision of access road to open up sections of Institute and Research District, Abuja, housing National Defense College, Legislative Institute at the cost of N3,462,440,823.88.
He said also approved was the contract for the construction of access road and car park for Abuja Light rail stations, Kagini Station at the cost of N1,830,392,696.00.
He said the FEC also approved the contract for the rehabilitation of Bwari Law School Road through Kuchiko from FCT boundary to Ijah at N1,466,334,591.34.
He said the contract for the construction of Kasce feeder road in Gwagwalada by Hospital Junction to Kasce Resettlement at N3,522,438,591.09 was also approved.
The Minister of Water Resources, Sulaiman Adamu, said the council approved the Fika-Gadaka Water Project in Yobe State and the revision of the consultancy contract for the supervision of Gere Earth Dam in Katsina.