The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved three memos and a total of N310 billion for roads projects.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola briefed State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa.

He was with the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuba and the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Laolu Akande.

According to him, FEC approved N79.82 billion for Ibadan-Ilesa-Ife road, N200.176 billion for roads linking second Niger Bridge to Asaba and Onitsha, and N29.654 billion for phase 2 of Kano-Katsina highway.

He said “The ministry of works and housing presented three memoranda and they were approved by the council: construction of Ibadan -Ilesa-Ife Dual Carriage Way, they are connected to Oyo and Osun State at the cost of N79.829 billion.

“Secondly, for the link-road that connects the second Niger Bridge to Asaba and Onitsha. The Asaba link-road was awarded to Julius Berger and the Onitsha link-road was awarded to RCC at the total cost of N200.176 billion.

“So this completes essentially the access road that will link the Bridge in the short time. You might recall that these roads were under-designed when the bridge was awarded.

“So it is this administration that completed the design and we now awarded them so that you can have a bring that has link-roads. This was awarded initially under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) and the bridge in 2010 administration.

“The third approval was for phase two of the Kano-Katsina High Way from the point known as Gidan-Mutum Daya all the way to where Katsina Steel Rolling Mill is. This is a 78KM stretch approved at the sum of N29.654 billion.

“That road is a 152KM road linking Kano and Katsina road from Kano. It was a single length Highway until it was awarded in 2013 by the previous administration in phase 1.

“So we inherited it and we have continued to execute it. The award was to then expand the road into a dual carriage highway way. That means we are constructing the existing one and building another new one. It was awarded for the first 70KM plus for the phase 1 we we have now done is to complete the award to the same contractor so that there is a uniformity of construction.” he said

Nwajuba disclosed that contracts amounting to N1.833 billion were approved for his ministry under Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND).

The first, he said, is N915 million for construction of Faculty of Environment at the University of Abuja.

He said the second contract is N918 million for construction of Faculty of Education in the same university.

“The memorandum approved was in respect TETFUND intervention programme in respect of University of Abuja. A key component of that was the award of contract at the sum of N915 million for the construction of the faculty of environment.

“Another was also approved for he sum of N918 million for the award to build the faculty of education. Those are the two components arising from the special intervention programme that was awarded then in 2017. So we have to act to give effect to them so that they can proceed the delivery.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/fec-okays-n310b-for-roads-projects/

Ftc

I dedicate this to my ever loving mom
The people in the south north east and west


I hope the road they are awarding is not just on paper it would be nice for us to actually see the roads they claim are been in awarded in due time

STC....

So who do they want to deceive this time around? Just to divert our attention from the VP corruption issues and BH wahala

With 80% in the north

While the finance comes from the south south

Forget what they wrote up there... Buhari is a divisive leader who made it clear that those regions that gave him 97% will not be treated like those regions that gave him 5%....

including my backyard

Abeg they should extend the project to Portharcourt/Aba expressway oooh,

Especially the section between Oyigbo and Intels Camp.

It is hell playing that route to work daily,

Infact it is devilish!

The way i read about billions daily in the news, it just remind me of my account balance.
God abeg, i just have to make this millions this year 2019.

Lol, how many roads them dey "okay" since all these days?

We aren't seeing contractors on some of the previously "okayed" roads.

Hope road to my house dey among?

Chop money don land

Story. I go patiently wait for my time

In the south west they mean...?

I hope that is the road that goes towards oauthc Ife
If not Na thunder go still fire dem Las las.

How many times will they award money for road projects??.

ZombieTAMER:
With 80% in the north

While the finance comes from the south south

"According to him, FEC approved N79.82 billion for Ibadan-Ilesa-Ife road, N200.176 billion for roads linking second Niger Bridge to Asaba and Onitsha, and N29.654 billion for phase 2 of Kano-Katsina highway."

ZombieTAMER:
With 80% in the north

While the finance comes from the south south

na wa for people like u o.

Good

oh please,
cut the crap out!
in 2 to 3 yrs time we would start to hear of cases in which 70% of the funds disappear out of records!
4kin Hippocrates !

No be to award, we are tired of hearing award. Na to commission be the thing

Nobody will complain now that south east got the biggest share. 200 billion !!! Later now they will come and say osinbajo is being investigated for awarding contracts while bihari was away in new York . jokers.

Osinbajo heads Federal Executive council meeting and approves contracts, a power move that no Ibo man has had the priveledge of since 36 years ago...

79.82bn aproved by our omoluabi for Ibadan - ife - ilesa road, if PDP couldnt help them to fix their place, our own man is using his powers to bring good infrastructure to us

shine on Sir ... PDP/IPOB have a long 4 years to wail



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this man would not learn...tomorrow cabal will say they didn't approve him approving it.

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Osinbajo heads Federal Executive council meeting and approves contracts

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trash

ZombieTAMER:
With 80% in the north

While the finance comes from the south south

According to him, FEC approved N79.82 billion for Ibadan-Ilesa-Ife road, N200.176 billion for roads linking second Niger Bridge to Asaba and Onitsha, and N29.654 billion for phase 2 of Kano-Katsina highway.

Learn to read and comprehend before spewing rubbish.

ZombieTAMER:
With 80% in the north

While the finance comes from the south south

oga u read am well so ?

OK.. Hope the money would be used for its intention

awa:
STC....

So who do they want to deceive this time around? Just to divert our attention from the VP corruption issues and BH wahala

dude, really??

Good to see Ibadan-Ife-Ilesha road on the approved projects...and of a truth....rate of work on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have increased of recent both by RCC and Julius Berger. Well done Fashola...Omo bibi ire

Nothing for oyo ogbomosho road ?