The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved various road rehabilitation projects across the country.
Minister of Works, David Umahi disclosed this, while briefing State House Correspondents, after the Federal Executive Council FEC meeting meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to Umahi, the approved road construction projects is estimated to the total sum of N1,455,170,000,000.
The Minister who revealed that some projects were still stepped-down at the FEC meeting, said a valuable number of the projects were approved by the Council.
Umahi explained that “some sections of the East-West Road have been tackled and vehicles are now freely moving with the help of the contractor Setraco”.
Recall that FEC stepped down some projects on July 10 to enable a review of pivotal infrastructural projects across the country.
Umahi enumerated road construction contracts that FEC approved to various companies. “The BeninAkure-Ilesha Road, which is 150km by two, has been awarded to HiTech Construction at the cost of N525 billion. FEC also gave approval for the rehabilitation of Abeokuta-Iboro, Ilaro Road in Ogun State at the cost of N57 billion to 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.
“And then we have the Natalla-Buru in Kano State. We stepped it down to look for funds. There are no funds for it. So, we stepped it down, and we will liaise with the National Assembly if they will give us funds.
“So, the next one is the Benin-Akure-Ilesha Road, and that’s 150km by two. So, we’re looking at 300km here, and the total contract sum is N525bn awarded to HiTech Construction to use concrete pavements to do it. So, it’s been approved”, he said.
The Minister of works further explained that the 66km BeninAkure-Ilesha road was awarded to HiTech Construction, noting that the project had been in progress in terms of procurements since September 2023.
According to Senator Umahi, ” the next project is Angingali-UdobiUdona-Umo-Uwana-Ubalaka. And that is in Imo State, and that is a review. It is an NNPC project being reviewed from N14bn to N26.46bn.
“We have another NNPC project, and that is the rehabilitation of Aba-Owerri Road, NNPC depot expressway in Abia State. The project has been reviewed in favour of a rudo Nigeria limited in the sum of N21bn.
On the Odukpani Itu to [kot-Ekpene in Cross River State, the Minister said the project has been reviewed from N50bn to N79bn because of the nature of the terrain and the need to use reinforced concrete pavement for the construction of the road
Other road rehabilitation projects approved by the Council according to the Minister include the Enugu-Port Harcourt, Igomu bridge, the last section of Ikot-Ekpeneroad, the Ore-Ondo-Akure Road, and the Ofin-Oreta Road, Ikorodu, Lagos Road.
