FEC approves N5.9bn for infrastructure projects in FCT

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved N5.9 billion for two infrastructure projects in the federal capital territory (FCT).

Mohammed Bello, minister of FCT, told state house correspondents at the end of Wednesday’s FEC that he presented three memos at the meeting.

Bello explained that two of the three memos were on infrastructure and the other was for the purchase of needed equipment to keep the city safe.

“The first was for a contract to rehabilitate the road leading to the federal integrated staff housing estate in Apo, Abuja and that contract was approved at the sum of N2.3 billion with a completion period of 24 months,” he said.

“The second infrastructure project relates to the contract for the construction of an access road and car park for the Abuja light rail station at Ring road II otherwise known as Kukwaba station, near the Kukwaba recreation park under the ministry of aviation. The contract was approved for N3.6 billion, with a completion period of 18 months.

“The intention is that by the opening of that road, that railway station can be made functional and then commuters can use the station either when they visit the national park there or they want to have access to the Kukwaba district.”

Bello further said that the third contract approved for his ministry was that of the purchase of two towing vehicles and a crane for use by the directorate of road traffic services at the sum of N3.07 million with a duration period for the supply put at six weeks.