FEC approves N44.5bn for FCT, roads, power projects

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved projects worth N44.5 billion for roads construction and rehabilitation as well as water treatment in the Federal Capital Territory.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello, while briefing State House reporters on Wednesday after the meeting held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said the council approved N31,630,221,349 for water treatment projects and roads within the territory.

Bello said the approval given for road contracts was in favour of an upward review of some roads within the territory.

“Federal Executive Council meeting approved the award of contract for the procurement of Field Materials ((ALUM and Gaseous Chlorine) for Water Treatment by the Federal Capital Territory Water Board, to Messrs Gojac Nigeria Limited at the sum of N627,600 and Mudpha Nigeria Limited at N200,000. Completion period is 12 months.

“It also approved request for upward review of the contract sum for the completion of roads B6, B12 and Circlar Road, Central Area District, Abuja – Revised Estimated Total Coat (RETC) No. 2, awarded to Messrs Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.

“Reviewed from the old contract sum of N66,831,381,123.49 to additional upward review of N31,629,393,749.87. The new revised contract sum is N98,460,774,862.36,” he said.

Also speaking, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fasola, said the council approved N8, 180,948,137.50 after his ministry presented a memorandum on behalf of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) for various general repairs in different parts of the country.

Fashola said: “The Ministry of Works and Housing presented a memorandum on behalf of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, (FERMA). This was for general repairs, emergency repairs and maintenance of roads and critical intervention on 10 roads in different parts of Nigeria.

“One is the maintenance of Ikot Ekpene-Itu road in Akwa Ibom state, repair and maintenance of Onitsha – Aguleri-Adani road in Anambra State, the general maintenance of Nasarawa-Toto-Abaji road, reinstatement of failed pavement sections on the Zuba-Abaji road in the FCT.

“Major maintenance repairs along Atan-Agbara in the border of Lagos and Ogun states along Badagri area, general maintenance of Okene-Adogo-Ajaokuta-Itobe road in Kogi state, the construction of Aden bridge between Okada and Ogbogui-Abangbe spur to Benin-Shagamu dual carriageway in Edo state, general maintenance repairs of Potiskum-Fika-Ngalda-Gombe road in Yobe state.

“General maintenance repairs of Benin-Asaba-Onitsha dual carriageway, that is existing road to the Niger Bridge, general maintenance repairs of the Warri-Benin carriageway in Delta state.  The total sum of these contracts was N8, 180,948,137.50 and council approved this memorandum on behalf of FERMA.”

The Minister of Power, Mamman Saleh, said the council approved N4.7 billion for power projects after the presentation of two memoranda.

“Today, the Federal Executive Council approved two memos from the Ministry of Power. One is the revised estimated total cost in the contract of construction of infrastructure at the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria permanent site in Abuja. The total cost is 88.046 million.

“The second approval by the council is the extension of the contract time for the consultancy service in the project management and supervision of the ongoing construction of Zungeru at the power project in the sum of $3.5 million and N3. 4 billion equivalent to N4.7 billion,”he said.