President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N82 billion for the
completion of infrastructure projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammed Bello, made the
announcement while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the
council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on
Wednesday.
Bello said that about N8.1 billion of the amount was
approved for the rehabilitation of the Federal Secretariat.
“I presented six memos and all have to do with
infrastructure and infrastructure-related projects.
“The first one is for the revision of the contracts for the
rehabilitation and expansion of the outer Southern Expressway to Ring Road I in
the Federal Capital City.
“That contract was approved at a varied contract amount of
N15, 125, 122, 967. It is expected that this contract would be completed within
24 months.
“The second project, which was also approved, is for the
revised estimated cost of the contract for the construction of a 15-kilometer
left-hand service carriageway of the outer surface of the outer Southern
Expressway stage II.
“The augmentation of this particular project is in the sum
of N11, 476, 476, 424, 350.
“The third memo is for the rehabilitation of phase I of the
Federal Secretariat, which involves electro-mechanical systems, water system as
well as other general rehabilitation.
“This is a secretariat that was inaugurated in 1993, quite a
long time ago so we are doing massive rehabilitation of that at a total sum of
N8, 110, 665, 676.76 and the completion period is 24 months.”
The minister disclosed that the other projects include those
for the total overhaul of a 1500 KVA generating plant for the Abuja
Environmental Protection Board at a cost of N110 million.
Bello said that approval was also granted for an upward
review of the contract sum for the extension of the inner Southern Expressway
at N47.6 billion.
He said that N131.4 million of the N82 billion was meant for the review of consultancy provision for the Independence and Constitution Avenue Road project in the Abuja Central Business District.
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