FEC okays N5.6bn for Apapa Wharf, Abuja-Kaduna roads

By Abdullahi M. Gulloma Abuja

Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N4.131 billion for the Apapa Wharf road works, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, said yesterday. Addressing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly FEC meeting in Abuja, Fashola said the Council also approved N1.58 billion for the 165km Abuja-Kaduna stretch. He said the two projects were ratifi ed by the council because they were done under emergency circumstances. He said: “Th e fi rst was the Abuja- Kaduna highway.

Recall we had to immediately do palliative works in order to support the closure of the Abuja airport runway which necessitated diversion of traffi c to Kaduna. At that time we didn’t have FEC’s approval, we only had anticipatory Presidential approval as prescribed under the law for emergencies works. “Th e second one was with respect to the Apapa Wharf road. Recall that there was a recent presidential order for 24 hours, and that put pressure on an already deteriorating road. I also went to handover that road sometime in June under the public private partnership structure between Julius Berger, Flour Mills, NPA and the ministry of Power, Works and Housing.” Continuing, he said: “To start construction on that fi rst phase of the road, Council approved and ratifi ed works that we had conducted on Abuja-Kaduna highway and also terms and conditions upon which we handed over the Apapa road. “Th e project is at the cost of N1.58 billion for the 165 km Abuja Kaduna Stretch where we did mainly parching of potholes to make the roads motor-able during the closure of the Abuja airport. Th e Apapa project is N4.131billion.

 

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