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The Federal Executive Council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has approved ₦38.4 billion for the completion of road projects in five states.

The road projects which were inherited from past istrations are located in Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Imo, and Nasarawa.

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of Wednesday’s Council meeting.

According to Fashola, “They are not new projects, they are projects that we inherited and we are trying to complete. So essentially, they relate to cost revision because of the ages of the contracts and the prices of goods that have changed.

“So, the first one was the contract for a 13.5-kilometre spur of the road from Onitsha-Owerri Road through Okija-Ihembosi-For Ugbor to Ezinifite in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Thatcontract was awarded in 2011 b ut wasn’t funded until this istration came in so the contractor is asking us to revise the contract by a review of ₦488,980,891 and an additional completion period of six months and the council approved that review of price and the extended completion period.”

The Minister said Council also approved a contract for the completion of a 20-kilometre road in Bayelsa State.

He said, “The Second one is the 20-kilometre dualisation of Yenagoa road junction to Kolo and Otuoke and Bayelsa Palm in Bayelsa State. That contract was awarded in December 2014 on the eve of the tenure of the last istration and it couldn’t even take off because of militancy issues at the time and also very limited budget provisions.

“It is one of the contracts that we have since activated with the Sukuk Bond. So, the dualization is progressing but there is some additional work that needs to be done. There are also results of further investigations that a revision of the contract by ₦7.947 billion and this was approved by the council.”

Fashola said the third contract was for the completion of a road linking Nasarawa and Benue States, Central Nigeria.

“The third one is the 74-kilometre Nasarawa to Loko Road. That is the road that was awarded, I believe, in 2006, so it’s 15 years today, 74 kilometres and it has not been completed. This road links the Loko-Oweto Bridge, which we inherited and which we have completed and that Loko-Oweto Bridge links Nasarawa
to Benue, across the River Benue and also connects to the Oweto to Oshogbedo Road, which we also inherited, which we have completed.

“The complete lane from Otukpo to Nasarawa ought to be facilitated by this 74-kilometre road.

The contractor has struggled with just about five kilometres of it since 2006, and a small bridge.

“So, what we’ve proposed was that instead of going through the long process of termination and all of that, we proposed and Council agreed that the contractor who finished the bridge and the contractor who finished the road, because they were all awarded to different contractors before we came, should this contractor and take up the remainder.

“So, we’ve limited the contractor who was originally awarded this road to just 10.8 kilometres, that’s all he will do. So, we’ve awarded 42 kilometres to the contractor who did the Oshogbedo-Oweto Road and we’ve then awarded 21 kilometres, which is the part ing the bridge directly, to the contractor who completed the bridge. So, all of these totalling a revised project sum of about ₦30 billion, shared amongst the three contractors,” he explained.

Fashola said the completion of the road will slash travel time for commuters, especially those travelling from Otukpo in Benue state to the FCT.

“What is instructive is that once we finish this last part of the road, although it is being used now, but is not tarred, commuters are using it because it cuts off three hours from the journey from Otukpo to Abuja.

“Motorists don’t have to go through Lafia, if you climb the Oweto Bridge across the River Benue, land in Nassarawa, you’ll be landing around Keffi. So, it’s cutting off 103 kilometres from that journey from Otukpo to Abuja, which is about three hours. It used to be six hours plus.

“This is strategic also for providing prosperity, lifting people out of poverty because if the saying that time is money is true, everybody who saves three hours has three hours’ extra productivity and also consumes three hours less fuel and travel time and so on.

“So, Council approved this memo and we hope that sometime next year we can complete that linkage, but as you know, those of you who went with me, commuters are already using the road despite that path not being complete,” he said.

https://punchng.com/fec-approves-n38-4bn-for-roads-in-benue-four-other-states/

Dead government

White elephant project. Money that will soon be in the hands of terrorists

Looted again.

After una Fulani jihad on them every night, you believe this trash would buy the state for your demonic party in 2023 abi?

Las las..

That Benue Governor don cash out..

If I hear say him build any road...

Contractor is about to cash out and kick back to the govt officials
We Sabi as e dey go

Damn see wailling
Fg no work una insult am
Ok fg come de work una still de insult am come add chronic wailling .
BTW I heard ESN are now slaughtering revrends across their God forsaken region. It will get to everyone of you. Na so Boko Haram take start

The corruption that's crippled this country has made news like this one of little or no interest to the people. The moment news like this one comes, all one can think of are the kick backs and kick backs of kick backs that'd be going into the pockets of the ogas, if the project even sees the light of day.

A great nation ruled by her enemies.

Honestly in of infrastructural development, this istration has done so well more than the previous istrations.

But if na for economy, borrowing and security, this istration na yahoo plus

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Is it me or any other person that have wondered why not completed road have been commissioned?

Please update me if am wrong. Forgive my ignorance.

GeneralPula:
Las las..

That Benue Governor don cash out..

If I hear say him build any road...

Is the governor the contractor?

oka4ugoo:
Honestly in of infrastructural development, this istration has done so well more than the previous istrations.

But if na for economy, borrowing and security, this istration na yahoo plus

The borrowing is what is being used to put most of these infrastructure in place.

I wish these billions won't go down their pockets. The last time I checked across the country there are several death traps call federal highways that have received this kind of approval but never saw the light of day.

Ok

PDP Dundees will use Buhari Npower money to buy data and be commenting nonsense on Nairaland

GeneralPula:
Las las..

That Benue Governor don cash out..

If I hear say him build any road...

Try to understand the write up, it's a road that links two states, hence a federal road... Besides the governor is not the contractor

NairaMaster1:
I wish these billions won't go down their pockets. The last time I checked across the country there are several death traps call federal highways that have received this kind of approval but never saw the light of day.

Toll the roads for 25 years rebuild, use & return, the way to go, Nigerians will not agree, they want everything free.

davosky304:


Try to understand the write up, it's a road that links two states, hence a federal road... Besides the governor is not the contractor

We know this thanks to Akume, the federal found something for Benue State, not from that wailing thief Governor that wants to claim other people’s land to add to his farm. Tiv bandit accusing Fulani Bandit.

GeneralPula:
Las las..

That Benue Governor don cash out..

If I hear say him build any road...

That guy never commission anything o

Buckeyemedia1:
We know this thanks to Akume, the federal found something for Benue State, not that wailing thief Governor that wants to claim other people’s land to add to his farm.

Hahaha... well good but watch how fashola n his FEC drag their foot on these projects... Majority of those roads will not be finished even after buhari tenure ends

davosky304:


Hahaha... well good but watch how fashola n his FEC drag their foot on these projects... Majority of those roads will not be finished even after buhari tenure ends

Chop & Clean Mouth, na the Nigerian way.

Sub letted contracts.

Honorable minister what kogi state have done to FG that they cannot award d Ajaokuta road? Also Ajaokuta steel complex that can be completed?

MANNA food don done o.
Watch how that vulturegriller go masturbate all over this thread dey praise him darling daddy for using him pocket money dey repair Nigerian road.

Truthissupreme:
After una Fulani jihad on them every night, you believe this trash would buy the state for your demonic party in 2023 abi?

Always reasoning like a child. FG road projects are distributed equally across zones every year since 2016 so why the usual wailing.
Wether APC or PDP na Fulani u go worship, wake up and face reality!

Another channel for diversion of fund

Why do I have a feeling that this road is the one awarded to David Mark's company years ago? Baba did nothing until towards the ending of Jonathan's istration—the period work started sluggishly on that route.

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That Loko axis is now a hotspot for kidnappers due to the untarred nature of the road, which slows down motorists badly. And ohh, there are a lot of Fulanis roaming that axis. Do what you may with this information.

Tacha completes her new house


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CbYpC02HDc

Coronabirus:
Always reasoning like a child. FG road projects are distributed equally across zones every year since 2016 so why the usual wailing.
Wether APC or PDP na Fulani u go worship, wake up and face reality!

Let me see the distribution please.