FEC approves N5.9Bn for FCT projects

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, approved N5.9
billion for three projects under the Ministry of the Federal
Capital Territory (FCT).

The Minister of the FCT, Mallam Mohammed Bello, disclosed this
to State House Correspondents after the week’s meeting, which was
presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

“During today’s Federal Executive Council meeting, I presented
three memos, two of which were on infrastructure and the other was
for the purchase of needed equipment to make the city safe.

“The first was for a contract to rehabilitate the road leading
to the Federal Integrated Staff Housing Estate in Apo, Abuja and
that contract was approved at the sum of N2.3 billion with a
completion period of 24 months.

“As you know, the Federal Integrated Staff Housing Estates are
being constructed in some locations in Abuja under the office of
the Head of civil Service of the Federation and these estates are
intended to provide needed accommodation to federal civil
servants.

“The second infrastructure project relates to the contract for
the construction of an access road and car park for the Abuja light
rail station at ring road II otherwise known as Kukwaba station,
which you see on the airport expressway immediately after the city
gate near the Kukwaba recreation park under the Ministry of
Aviation. The contract was approved for N3.6 billion, with a
completion period of 18 months.

“The intention is that by the opening of that road, that railway
station can be made functional and then commuters can use the
station either when they visit the national park there or they want
to have access to the Kukwaba district,” he said.

He went further to explain that the third contact approved for
his ministry was that of the purchase of two towing vehicles and
crane for use by the Directorate of Road Traffic Services at the
sum of N3.072 million.

“The third is for the purchase of two heavy duty tow vehicles
with mounted crane for the Directorate of Road Traffic Services
otherwise called Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO), under the FCT
and that particular contract was approved at a total sum of
N3,072,466,000 with a duration period for the supply put at six
weeks,” he said.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, approved N5.9
billion for three projects under the Ministry of the Federal
Capital Territory (FCT).

The Minister of the FCT, Mallam Mohammed Bello, disclosed this
to State House Correspondents after the week’s meeting, which was
presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

“During today’s Federal Executive Council meeting, I presented
three memos, two of which were on infrastructure and the other was
for the purchase of needed equipment to make the city safe.

“The first was for a contract to rehabilitate the road leading
to the Federal Integrated Staff Housing Estate in Apo, Abuja and
that contract was approved at the sum of N2.3 billion with a
completion period of 24 months.

“As you know, the Federal Integrated Staff Housing Estates are
being constructed in some locations in Abuja under the office of
the Head of civil Service of the Federation and these estates are
intended to provide needed accommodation to federal civil
servants.

“The second infrastructure project relates to the contract for
the construction of an access road and car park for the Abuja light
rail station at ring road II otherwise known as Kukwaba station,
which you see on the airport expressway immediately after the city
gate near the Kukwaba recreation park under the Ministry of
Aviation. The contract was approved for N3.6 billion, with a
completion period of 18 months.

“The intention is that by the opening of that road, that railway
station can be made functional and then commuters can use the
station either when they visit the national park there or they want
to have access to the Kukwaba district,” he said.

He went further to explain that the third contact approved for
his ministry was that of the purchase of two towing vehicles and
crane for use by the Directorate of Road Traffic Services at the
sum of N3.072 million.

“The third is for the purchase of two heavy duty tow vehicles
with mounted crane for the Directorate of Road Traffic Services
otherwise called Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO), under the FCT
and that particular contract was approved at a total sum of
N3,072,466,000 with a duration period for the supply put at six
weeks,” he said.