Federal Govt Okays N55bn Contracts For North East, Lagos Roads

Federal government has approved N55 billion for the construction of roads in five North East states and the Oshodi/Mushin/Apapa roads in Lagos state.

The minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) disclosed this to State House correspondents yesterday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said the council approved the N11.1 billion contract for the Mushin-Apapa-Oshodi Road, to be executed on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.
Fashola submitted reports and recommendations of the Council Committee for Refunds on Interventions made by some states on federal roads to the council.

The minister explained that FEC approved refunds of N6.7 billion and N2.47 billion to Kebbi and Taraba State governments respectively for road projects executed by them on behalf of the federal government.

During her briefing, the minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Umar Farouk, said the council approved road construction contracts across five states worth N43.4 billion for the North East Development Commission (NEDC).
She said, “They are in respect of road construction, reconstruction for five states of the North East region, namely Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, and Bauchi. For Borno, we have a 22.5-kilometre road that is to be reconstructed.
The roads being reconstructed include the Ngon-Koshode and Ngon-Dosmari-Zabamari-Kongologo-Kajari roads with the contract sum of N13,553,902,668.95
The council also approved the reconstruction of 53 Kilometer Gombe-Abba to Kriffy Road in Gombe and Bauchi state in the contract sum of N11,697,355,449.61.
The other road is the 54-kilometre Mutai in Gudal Road in Yobe State with the contract sum of N12,199,182,845.70.
“The fourth one is the one for Adamawa State, Garkida Road, it has a contract sum of N6,202,214,413.29 inclusive of 7.5 VAT. Garda road in Adamawa state is located at the fringes of the Sambisa forest,” she said.
The minister of transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, disclosed that FEC also approved a contract worth N1.4 billion for the repair of cranes owned by the Nigerian Railway Corporation.
The crane, he said, is for emergency repairs, which he described as a “critical crane for the operational capabilities of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.”
The minister of the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) Mohammed Bello, explained that the council approved N781 million contracts for security surveillance for the Abuja light rail tracks.

Bello said the contracts were awarded to Messers Halali security guards limited and Messers Seaguard security and protective Company Limited.