The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved different contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of 17 roads and bridges across the country to the tune of N470 billion.

Supervising Minister of Information, Dr. Nurudeen Muhammed; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Muhammed; Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen; and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Stephen Oru, briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting presided over by President Namadi Sambo.

Muhammed said there are budgetary provisions of N11billion in the ministry’s 2014 Appropriation and N10billion from SURE-P for the projects, while the balance would be provided for in subsequent budgets.

He said, “Council noted with delight that this is a major push in consolidating and implementing National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan in the road sector.

“It further observed that the projects will have salutary effect on the economic and social life of Nigerians along these corridors across 14 states.

“Accordingly, council approved the award of contract for the construction and rehabilitation of 17 No. Roads and Bridges
(Categories A and B) in the 1st batch of roads and bridges projects contained in the ministry’s 2014 budget implementation in the total sum of N430.56billion.”

Onolememen explained that the roads and bridges which cut across 14 states of the federation were meant to enhance the ongoing transformation of the road sector, catalyse economic activities and bring about positive social change in different parts of Nigeria.

Answering a question on why the government would be awarding such huge amounts of contracts at a time there is drop in oil price, the minister said the nation was not broke.

He said it would be wrong for the administration to stop funding infrastructure because of drop in price oil.

He said, “In terms of falling oil prices like you said, that is a global phenomenon and Nigeria is not broke, despite the fact that oil prices are falling, we have not reached a stage that Nigeria cannot continue to fund infrastructure projects in our country.

“Infrastructure projects themselves help to catalyse economic growth because people must be busy, there are Nigerians who would be engaged to do these jobs and all that.

“Over 13,600 jobs will be created from this project that will last for up to a period of about five years, this will get them busy and put food on their table.”

Breakdown of the projects costs and the benefitting states are as follows: Rivers (N1206billion); Bayelsa (N26.4billion); Delta (N64.8billion); Delta (N47.9billion); Enugu (N32.3billion); Abia and Rivers (N34billion) and Ogun (N100billion).

Others are Niger (N17.5billion); Bridge in Cross River (N6.5billion);
Yobe and Borno (N8.1billion); Kaduna and Zamfara (N15.6billion); Nassarawa (N14.2billion); Benue (N9.9billion); Kogi (N7.4billion); Gombe (N7.2billion); Cross River (N7billion) and Cross River (N9billion).

According to the minister, some of the projects include the Bodo-Bonny Road in Rivers State with 3 major bridges across Afa Creek, Opobo Channel and Nanabie Creek; the new Ikom Bridge in Cross Rivers State; the Agae-Katchia-Baro Road and the Ikorodu-Shagamu Road linking the NNPC Depot at Mosinmi in Ogun State.

Others include the reconstruction and dualisation of Aba-Port Harcourt and Enugu-Lokpanta sections of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway; as well as the rehabilitation of Damaturu-Biu Road and Gombe-Kaltungo Section of Gombe-Numan-Yola Road.

From: http://www.punchng.com/news/fg-approves-n470-5bn-for-17-roads-bridges/?

Sure p
sure problem
I pray it come to fruition sha

It requires five(5) years before these projects will be put to use.
We need Goodluck till 2019 so these projects shall be completed.

Largas:
It requires five(5) years before these projects will be put to use.
We need Goodluck till 2019 so these projects shall be completed.

Exactly!

I pray so,,

Na today now the commissioners we take there own share be contractors naija sha

To be implemented in 2020

It says approved, The money has not yet been released to the contractors ooo, I hope the projects will be completed and not abandoned half way.







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Na whitlow go catch dat finger

lol,, made front page

last minute looting.

make we see weather the project go start sef

Proper way to loot national treasury. We award contracts for roads n bridges every year n yet d roads n bridges neva gets beta bt worse.

If they can succeed in doing that Bonny Bodo road, that would be a very big fresh air from GEJ.

Right

FG APPROVES 470BN FOR ELECTION RIGGING or FG APPROVES 470BN FOR LAST MINUTE LOOTING

^^ any of the above should be the original title^^

Wash

ITT! ITT!! ITT!!!
International Thief Thief
**In fela's voice**

Why can't we build good quality roads once and for all with good drainage system.... Then subsequently do maintenance.... All administrations should not be focusing on triad construction. If someone completed a term as a leader, and the next person comes in and can not build on his achievements, that person is a failure

What she said ^^^

ok

They kept awarding and stealing same money. roads bad as far back as 1999 when anenih collected funds, siphoned and abandoned.

Ogunlewe collected money for the Ikorodu to shagamu road project as far back as 2004/5 they started it from ikorodu roundabout and it stopped funnily infront of his Club house less than 7km done for a project of about 90km yet they are both walking free.

If not for the curse of the oba of benin the ore to benin expressway would still remain as it were.

Took the obi of onitsha subtle complain to even make the looters go do groundbreaking charade at the 2nd Niger bridge.

Roads he didn't do in 5years, na 2months to election he remember human beings ply those manholes and swimming pools motorways that can abort a 3month old foetus.

Useless brainless and worthless political party of rogues and thieves. 15years and nothing to show as achievement and a great national pride.

His wife just remembered women are hungry too going round states sharing rice and oil after 5years of stupid economic policies and outright stealing of our commonwealth.

God dey, in next valentine day I believe .

More money to be embezzled......Always awarding money but the roads are getting worse....hmmm
NIJA

I think we need more RAILWAYS!

RAILWAYS RAILWAYS RAILWAYS!

Always approving in Billons with nothing to show for it..

Money wey dy go chop 4 xmas don cum their table again, we d poor don suffere. Deris God oooooooooo

Anoda stealin Frm jonathan,d big thief

veraiyke:
Proper way to loot national treasury. We award contracts for roads n bridges every year n yet d roads n bridges neva gets beta bt worse.

lol

Approval without anything concrete in result.

I made it. Signs that my today interview will be great