Federal government has approved N400 billion for various contracts in the Ministry of Works and Housing, including an augmentation worth N260 billion for the East-West Road project.
The senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, disclosed this yesterday to State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Akande, who delivered the brief on behalf of the minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, said the approval for the East-West Road project was targeted at remediation works, especially for the sections washed off by the recent floods.
He also disclosed that a total sum of N140 billion was approved for the urgent repairs and special general maintenance of a few roads nationwide
