The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given approval to contracts valued at N27.4 billion for projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Works and Housing ministries.
Briefing journalists yesterday after the virtual FEC meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, Ministers of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; FCT, Mallam Mohammed Musa Bello; Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, gave breakdown of various contract approvals.
According to Bello, his ministry got an approval for the procurement of a light duty towing truck at the cost of N286,302,277.50, which he explained is expected to be made available with eight weeks.
“In today’s council meeting, I presented a memo for the award of contract for the procurement of a light duty towing truck, including a 10 tonnes crane attachment for the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, under the Federal Capital Territory Administration.
“This contract has been awarded to a company called CIF Global Services Limited, at a total contract sum of N286,302,277.50, with a completion period of eight weeks,” he explained.
Speaking, Fashola said his ministry presented two memoranda, both of which were approved by the council.
“The supervision consultancy was awarded at the sum of N895,250,000 to a group called Pearl Consultants.
“The second memorandum was for the award of the contract for the rehabilitation of the Idah-Nsukka Road, an 84 kilometre road, linking Kogi and Enugu states, which Council approved for the sum of N26.172 billion, in favour of a joint venture of Messrs. Sajeto Construction and RN Construction”, he said.
On his part, Aregbesola disclosed that FEC approved the repeal of the Immigration and Prison Services Board Act and got the approval for the enactment of the CDCFIB.
He said: “On behalf of the Ministry of Interior, I presented a memo to the Federal Executive Council seeking approval for a bill on how to repeal the Immigration and Prison Services Board Act, Cap 12, Law of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. I equally sought the approval for the enactment of the Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire, Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), Bill 2021at today’s FEC. And the two prayers were approved.”
