From Victor Osula, Abuja
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved four major road infrastructure projects across the country, amounting to N733 billion.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, who made this known to State House Correspondents on Monday, said the projects include section two area of the outstanding Abuja-kaduna-Zaria-Kano roads covering 164 kilometres, at the sum of N507 billion and the flyover at Abakpa, bordering 82 division area of Enugu State.
Umahi said the Abakpa Flyover was approved for construction at the cost of N24 billion
“You have another approval for the completion of the outstanding Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano roads; this time is section two, that’s 82 kilometers by two, that’s 164 kilometers. And it’s awarded for N507 billion. And then the last one is the construction of a flyover at Abakpa bordering 82 division Enugu. A flyover is to be constructed to relieve traffic jams there. The contractor is CCECC, and the amount is N24 billion.
“The Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano section two, the contractor that is doing section one and the three, competitively won the session two. And that is infoWest Nigeria limited. That’s what we have”, he said.
Umahi disclosed that the FEC also considered the award of a contract for the dualisation of Odukpani Itu-Ideden Item in Ikot Ekpene road Cross River and Akwa Ibom States for approval at the cost of N55 billion.
“The first one was the approval for the award of contract for the dualisation of Odupani-Itu-Idedem in Ikot Ekepene road in Cross River and Alwa Ibom states, and the total amount is N55 billion in favour of Decon Construction Nigeria Limited”, he said.
Noting that the administration of President Tinubu inherited three sections of the project, Umahi said “one is CCECC, that’s the first one coming from Akwa Ibom the second one is Berger, Berger had about 27 kilometers there, and then, they now went onto Cross River, and then had about 17 kilometers, and then you had the last one, which is samatech. So when we came on board, there was a need to review all the projects. And so, whereas the two other contractors, CCECC and someatec
“So when we came on board, there was a need to review all the projects. And so, whereas the two other contractors, CCECC and someatec, accepted the review, Berger insisted that the project should be reviewed up to 100 and something billion naira, and that warranted at terminating it, that project is being re-procured through selective competitive bidding. And this record won N55 billion, as against 190bn.”
