FEC okays N6.9bn security equipment for UN building

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved
N6,972,986,898 for the contract for the provision of security
equipment and associated infrastructure for the United Nations
building in Abuja.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello,
said the contract was awarded to Messers Julius Berger PLC with a
completion period of 13 months.

He recalled that the ongoing reconstruction of the UN building,
bombed in August 2011 by Boko Haram terrorists, was almost
completed.

He said the Federal Government decided to reconstruct the
building to reaffirm its commitment to the ideals of the UN and to
reciprocate the international body’s gestures towards Nigeria.

Bello stressed that in order to properly secure the building
against future attacks, the UN at the highest level contacted the
Nigerian government Nigeria and requested that some very critical
security infrastructure be put up in the building “to enable the
approximately 18 agencies of the UN that are presently housed in
many buildings across Abuja so that they can relocate to the
building.”

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved
N6,972,986,898 for the contract for the provision of security
equipment and associated infrastructure for the United Nations
building in Abuja.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello,
said the contract was awarded to Messers Julius Berger PLC with a
completion period of 13 months.

He recalled that the ongoing reconstruction of the UN building,
bombed in August 2011 by Boko Haram terrorists, was almost
completed.

He said the Federal Government decided to reconstruct the
building to reaffirm its commitment to the ideals of the UN and to
reciprocate the international body’s gestures towards Nigeria.

Bello stressed that in order to properly secure the building
against future attacks, the UN at the highest level contacted the
Nigerian government Nigeria and requested that some very critical
security infrastructure be put up in the building “to enable the
approximately 18 agencies of the UN that are presently housed in
many buildings across Abuja so that they can relocate to the
building.”