The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the variation order for the East-West road project sections 1-4 from N246 billion to N506 billion.
Spokesman for the vice president, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this to journalists after the FEC meeting yesterday at the presidential villa, Abuja presided by the vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
Akande said the approval for the East-West Road project was targeted at remediation works, especially for the sections washed off by the recent floods.
He said the minister of works and housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, presented a memo in line with the federal government’s continued engagement in bringing succour and resolving issues around the recent flooding.
“He got approval for the variation order in respect of repair works on the East-West road project affected during the recent flooding occurrences in the Niger Delta.
“So, the approval was for a variation order for the East-West road project sections 1-4 from Warri to Port Harcourt, Eket, Oron, including Oron-Eket bypass in the sum of N260 billion, thereby increasing the total contract sum for the outstanding sections 1-4 of the East-West road projects from the sum of formerly of N246 billion now to N506 billion.
Akande, who delivered the brief on behalf of Fashola also said N140 billion was approved for the urgent repairs and special general maintenance of a few roads nationwide.
“The minister for works and housing also got approval for the award of contracts for the urgent repairs, and special general maintenance of a few roads nationwide. This includes the construction of Gogora Guru Road in Yobe state, in the sum of N40 billion, with a completion time of 36 months.
“He also got approval for the rehabilitation of the 90-kilometre Buni Gari Gulani road also in Yobe state in the sum of N4 billion with a completion period of 36 months.
“Also, finally regarding urgent repairs, and in some of these roads also for the reconstruction of water cooperation, drive at Trinity Avenue Victoria Island Lagos State that too was also approved in the sum of N2 billion with a completion period of 36 months.
“Finally, the minister of works and housing also got approval for the award of contract for the dualisation and reconstruction of the Kano-Kwana-Ganja-Adeja road in Kano and Jigawa states, section Kano to Salu. This was approved in the sum of N94 billion inclusive of 7.5 per cent VAT with a completion period of 24 months,” Akande said.
