FEC Approves N75.78b For FCT, Transportation, Erosion Control Projects
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved the award of various contracts worth N75.78 billion for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Transportation ministries as well as for flood control across the country.
Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed; his FCT and Transportation counterparts, Mallam Mohammed Bello and Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, announced this while addressing State House correspondents after the week’s virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The ministers gave details of approved contracts.
The FCT minister, whose ministry got about N56.2 billion, said the money is for the construction of Kuje 105 Highway, access road and car park for Abuja Light Rail station.
“Council approved two contracts for the FCT, including for the Full Scope Development of Federal Capital Territory Highway 105, Kuje Road, from Airport Expressway to Kuje Junction Stage 1, Abuja, at the cost of N54,946,009,160.04.
“It was awarded to Messrs Arab Contractors O. A. O. Nigeria Limited with a completion period 48 months.
“The second contract award is for the construction of access road and car park for Abuja light rail stations – Gbazango Station of the FCT Abuja – Lot 7 at the cost of N1,291,568,845.33.
“It was awarded in favour of Messrs CBC Global Civil and Building Construction Nigeria Limited with a completion period of eight months.”
Bello said efforts were underway to complete the longstanding Apo-Karshi road whose implementation, he stressed, had been delayed due to lack of funds and design error.
Amaechi said he submitted four memoranda to council, all of which he said were approved.
The minister said FEC approved a memorandum for the clearing of equipment for the deep blue project “which will enable us sight some of these projects in the coastal towns along the coasts”.
The project, he said, will cost N2.7 billion and will be paid to the clearing agents.
Amaechi said FEC also approved a contract for the reconstruction of the narrow gauge track from Minna to Baro in Niger State.
Mohammed gave a breakdown of the 14 projects approved for his ministry under the Ecological Fund across the country.
The minister explained that two memoranda were presented on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, including the one that sought approval for the award of contracts for the 2022 emergency procurement of first and second quarters accelerated soil erosion, flood and pollution control intervention projects.
The 14 ecological project contracts were approved for award at N15.1 billion.
