The Federal Executive Council, on Monday, revisited and approved 13 road projects in various states of the federation worth about N1.455tn. The projects were mostly those the Council stepped down on July 10 due to a lack of funding.
The projects were inherited from past administrations at least 13 years ago and, therefore, required augmentation.
Before additional funding, however, President Tinubu had directed a thorough examination of the projects to ensure probity, proficiency, and diligence in their execution, explained the Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, on July 10.
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, disclosed this while briefing correspondents on the outcome of Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Tinubu at the State House, Abuja.
Umahi said though some other projects were similarly stepped down in Monday’s session, the council approved several others.
“The first one is the rehabilitation of Abeokuta-Iboro-Ilaro Road in Ogun state. It’s a contract sum of N57bn approved by FEC today for Strabic Construction. The second one is the road from Mubi to Maiduguri Road, section three. The contract is approved for a total sum of N89bn, and this is an NNPC project; it is being reviewed and approved for N89bn total contract sum, and that is for MESSRS Decency Associates Limited.”
“Then the third project approved today was Mubi to Maiduguri (Section Two). But this section is also very bad. So, we had to re-procure it on rigid pavement. The relocation is approved for 42km at a contract sum that was awarded before. It has not increased. It is N67bn and was inherited from the past administration,” Umahi explained.
