The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved contracts worth N86.7billion for the re-construction of Benin-Ofusu-Ore-Ajebandele-Shagamu road, 10-lane Southern Parkway in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as well as the purchase of emergency equipment for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

According to the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, who briefed State House correspondents after Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, the approval followed presentations made to the Council by the Ministries of Works and FCT.

A breakdown of the contracts showed that the sum of N65,223,155,642.34 was considered and approved for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Benin-Ofusu-Ore-Ajebandele-Shagamu road in favour of RCC Nigeria Limited with a completion period of 36 months.

The construction of Southern Parkway from Christian Centre, S8/S9 to Ring 1, (RRI), Abuja was awarded at the cost of the cost of N10, 901,225,367.90 bringing the total cost of the project to N16,234,553,335.64 in favour of Setraco (Nig) Ltd with a completion period of 30 months while the total contract sum for the purchase of NEMA equipment was N933,865,037.

Maku said the construction of the Southern Parkway in Abuja was part of efforts to reduce heavy traffic being experienced in the city, adding that when completed, it would ease the increasing heavy traffic situation in the southern parts of the city within the corridors of already developed and fast developing districts such as Central Area, Garki, Gudu and Durumi.

On the NEMA equipment, the Minister noted that the rampant increase in the spate of disasters in the country has continued to stretch the resources of the agency.

He noted that NEMA lacked most of the necessary operational equipment to meet the challenges posed by disasters, saying “it has therefore become necessary for the agency to urgently increase its equipment outlay in order to improve its capacity to cope with emergency incidences in an effective and timely manner.”

Council also approved the sum of N2.835billion for phase II contract for the provision of infrastructure to Apo Estate layout in the FCT, thereby bringing the total sum of phase I and II to N5.755billion.

The contract is in favour of Messrs Cat Construction Group (Nig.) Ltd.

On Environment, the Council ratified the President’s anticipatory approval for the Sagbama erosion control rehabilitation works in Bayelsa State in favour of Messrs Nigerian Westminister Dredging and Marine Limited in the sum of N1.501billion, with completion period of 12months.

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