The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N449.9 million for the engagement of consultants for the development of master plan for 17 airports in Nigeria.
Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and
Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this when he briefed State House correspondents
on Wednesday after the FEC meeting presided over Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Mr Shehu listed the airports as: Murtala Muhammed
International Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Port
Harcourt International Airport and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport,
Kano.
Others are: The airports in Owerri, Imo, Benin, Edo, Enugu,
Enugu State, Maiduguri, Borno, Yola, Adamawa and Calabar.
The rest are those in Calabar, Ilorin Sokoto, Ibadan, Jos,
Akure and Katsina.
Mr. Shehu said that the council also approved post-contract
consultancy amounting to N3.4 billion for the construction of the second runway
and associated facilities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The presidential aide said that contracts were also approved
for the Ogoni remediation in Rivers.
Mr. Shehu said: ‘`Two major contracts were approved for
Ogoniland, Rivers, and you know, Ogoni is one of the flagships of the President
Muhammadu Buhari’s admmistration.
“There are water projects that have been awarded under the
second phase amounting to N22.8 billion.
“Approval was also given for award of contract for the
remediation of newly identified hydrocarbon impacted sites along the shoreline
of Ogoniland for N107 billion.’’
Mr. Shehu said that the FCT also got quite a number of
approvals including contract for the full scope development of the Shehu Shagari
Way for N91 billion.
He added: “Another one is for the rehabilitation of the
Rubochi township roads and the rehabilitation of Rubochi-Gwagwalada in FCT for
about N5.7 billion.
“Council also approved contract for the construction of 3.2
kilometre road to Kwali Bridge in Kwalli Area Council of the FCT for about N1.6
billion.
“Another FCT contract is for the revised estimated cost of
the contract for the provision of engineering infrastructure at Guzape District
lot 11 in the FCT and the contract sum is N28 billion.
“And the fifth approval for FCT is for revised estimated
total cost/augmentation of the contract for the provision of access road to
Kabusa Garden Estate, Dako District in FCT and this is for N6.6 billion.’’
Mr Shehu said that approvals were also made for the Ministry
of Works for the rehabilitation of several roads across the country.
He said that the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National
Planning also had approval for the construction of the FIRS multi-storey office
complex at Agidingbi Training School, Ikeja, Lagos, for N10.3 billion.
Mr Shehu said , “Finance Ministry also had approval for the
construction of Zone B Headquarters of the Nigeria Customs in Mando and Afaka
in Kaduna.”
More so, he said that the Ministry of Interior also got approval
for the establishment of the National Institute for Domestic Security at
Irogbo-Ilesha, Osun.
“This is for research and capacity development of
paramilitary agencies and other relevant stakeholders both within and Nigeria.
“This is to guarantee a peaceful and secure nation, with a
budgetary provision of N285 million in 2022 budget and N360 million in 2023
budget,’’ he said. NAN
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