The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N39.771bn for various road maintenance contracts as well as soil erosion/flood and pollution control accelerated intervention projects in different parts of the country.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fasola and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said three contracts approved from a memorandum presented on behalf of FERMA were part of the 191 road repairs it has to undertake in the 2020 budget.
“So, those three presented and approved by council today was for Gasamu-Hamshi-Gogoram road in Yobe State for N14.528bn to MotherCat, the link road connecting Uneme-Tusamu-Odoga to Okpekpe in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State for N991.851m, and Mamabu Donga Local Government Area road in Taraba South Local Government Area of Taraba State to Wishchina Engineering Limited for N6.397bn.”
Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina said contracts worth N17.8bn were approved for emergency procurement of first and second quarters 2020 soil erosion/flood and pollution control accelerated intervention projects.