Abuja: The Federal Executive Council (FEC), at its third meeting of the year on Monday, approved the completion of four road projects inherited from the previous administration, after a rigorous review. Chief David Umahi, Minister of Works, stated this while addressing State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the first approval by FEC was the award of a contract for the dualisation of Odupani-Itu-Idedem Item in Ikot Ekpene Road in Cross River and Akwa Ibom at a total cost of N55 billion in favor of Decon Construction Nigeria Ltd.
The next project approved is the award of a contract for the dualisation of the Ibadan-Ilorin road section two, located in Ogbomosho, Oyo State. The project is valued at N147 billion and will be constructed using reinforced concrete pavement by GRVe.
Another approval was granted for the completion of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano roads, specifically section two, which covers 82 kilometers by two, totaling 164 kilometers. This project was awarded for N507 billion.
The final project involves the construction of a flyover at Abakpa bordering the 82 Division Enugu. The flyover aims to alleviate traffic congestion in the area. The contractor for this project is CCECC, with a contract amount of N24 billion.
The Minister added that infoWest Nigeria Ltd., the contractor handling sections one and three of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano project, competitively secured the contract for section two.
