The Federal Executive Council yesterday approved the reconstruction of outstanding sections of Benin-Ofosu-Ore-Ajebandele-Shagamu expressway phase 111.
The contract which was awarded in the sum of N65,223,155,642.34 with a completion period of 36 months, according to Minister of Information Labaran Maku “will not only improve the socio-economic activities of the area, but will also reduce vehicle operating costs, travel time and accidents on the road”.
The Minister who was flanked by his colleagues, the Minister of Works, Mike Onomelemen and Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Olajumoke Akinjide, said the “outstanding sections of the road are in disrepair’ there is need to reconstruct them to ease traffic flow along the road.
He said when completed, the project will generate employment for Nigerians as well as impact positively on the informal sector of the economy.
Speaking on the project, Mr Onolememen said the scope of work would include the complete reconstruction of Km 9 to Km 18 and Km 75 to Km 162 of the road, adding that it would have three lanes on both carriage ways at the completion of the project.
Other approvals granted by the Council include the purchase of various search and rescue operation items for the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA.
Some of the items include a GSSI life locator, in the sum of N161,406,388.00; rapid intervention vehichles, in the sum of N400,551,272.00; fully equiped emergency rescue vehicles in the sum of N251,680,000.00; and 328 sets of helmets, harness, lanyards and absorbers, descenders, fall arrestors, ascenders, aluminium and steel carabineers in the sum of N120,227,377.64.
Maku said “the rampant increase in the spate of disasters in the country has continued to stretch the resources of NEMA in terms of equipment and logistics” necessitating the contract.
Others include the construction of Southern Parkway in the Federal Capital Territory in the sum of N10.901,23 billion thereby bringing the total contract sum to N16.235 billion. The Minister said as part of the efforts to reduce the heavy traffic being experienced in the city, the FCTA has embarked upon the construction of the Southern Parkway from the Christian Centre S8/S9 to ring road 1 comprising10 lanes, to complement the existing Northern Parkway. When completed, the Southern Parkway would undoubtedly ease the increasing heavy traffic situation in the Southern parts of the FCT within the corridors of already developed and fast developing districts like Central Area, Garki, Gudu and Durumi.
Council also approved the sum of N2.835 billion for phase II contract for the provision of infrastructure to Apo Estate layout, thereby bringing the total sum of phase I and II to N5.755billion.
The council also 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 12 months.
In another development, Council also approved the Good Governance Tour, a non-partisan tour being put together by the Ministry of Information in conjunction with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum to showcase on-going and completed projects across the country.
According to the Minister of Information, the inspection tour will cover the federal and state projects. He announced that it will kick-off on September 20th from the North-Central region, starting from the FCT.
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