Aminat Yahaya —
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity ( Office of the Vice President) Laolu Akande while briefing journalists on behalf of the Nigerian Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the sum of N400b for roads rehabilitation, including N260b augmentation for the East West road.
He disclosed that the Minister for Works and Housing had presented a memo for approval for the variation order in respect of repair works on the East West road project affected by the recent flooding occurrences in the Niger Delta.
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The Minister got approval for a variation order for the East West road project, covering sections 1-4 from Warri to Port Harcourt, Eket, Oron, including Oron-Eket bypass in the sum of N260 billion, thereby increasing the total contract sum for the outstanding sections 1-4 of the East West road projects from the sum of formerly of N246 billion now to N506 billion.
The Minister for Works and Housing also got approval for the award of contracts for the urgent repairs, and special general maintenance of a few roads nationwide.
This includes the construction of Gogora Guru Road in Yobe state, in the sum of N40 billion, with the completion time of 36 months.
He was also given approval for the rehabilitation of the 90 kilometre Buni Gari Gulani road also in Yobe state in the sum of N4 billion with a completion period of 36 months, as well as approval for urgent repairs in some of these roads.
The contract covered the reconstruction of water cooperation, drive at Trinity Avenue Victoria Island Lagos state that too was also approved in the sum of N2 billion with a completion period of 36 months.
“Finally, the Minister for housing also got approval for the award of contract for the dualization and reconstruction of the Kano-Kwana-Ganja-Hadeija road in Kano and Jigawa states, section Kano to Salu. These were approved in the sum of N94 billion inclusive of 7.5 percent VAT with a completion period of 24 months.
