NewStats: 3,265,437 , 8,186,746 topics. Date: Saturday, 14 June 2025 at 11:41 PM 3j4r3s

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N49 billion being the revised sum for the old Enugu-Onitsha road project.

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, briefed State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Fashola said his ministry sought and obtained two approvals from the council.

“We presented two memoranda to the council; both were approved; the first is with regards to contract cost revision by way of augmentation for the old Enugu-Onitsha road from Opi junction all the way to Udi-Oji to Anambra border in Enugu State.

“The augmentation was in the sum of N17 billion which revised the contract sum to N49 billion with an additional completion time of 42 months.’’

According to him, the second contract was a fresh contract for the maintenance of the pavement of the third mainland bridge. He added that maintenance would address public concerns about the presence of potholes on the bridge.

“This was approved in the sum of N6.3 billion for a period of 24 months. This is in consonance with Executive Order 11 signed by the president for the continued maintenance of public infrastructure.

“And this contract responds to the questions on potholes that have become manifest on the entire pavement of the deck of the bridge spanning 11 eleven kilometres and the interchanges—Adeniji Adele, Adekunle and Gbagada ramps that all link the bridge; this is for the resurfacing of all that.

“Those who are familiar with the bridge will recall that all of these failures were not this manifest on the bridge as at the time we did some work; and the work that we did concentrate largely on the sub-structure of the bridge—the piles, the underwater piles; the pile caps and also the replacement of the expansion ts and the bearings.’’

Fashola noted that the maintenance works are critical to the structural integrity of the bridge and would restore the driving surface and the aesthetics.

“Some of the rails that have been stolen; some of the planes that have misaligned at the ramps that lead you on and off the bridge.

“So, this is the work that is being done now; so all the experience, avoiding potholes on the bridge; this project will tackle that,’’ he said.

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Bribe to stand down on obi's ambition on the court issues , too late, declare obi winner of the 2023 election...

Tinubu will stop it. It must be stopped

All these approvals does not impress me anymore. Any s of the previous approvals? What is the state of Enugu Onitsha new road? And for a government on its way out already.

Oya na

about teo years into buharis tenure fashola and nairalanders argued to high heaven that the roads in d south east are being done cuz fashola posted pix of grading of the earths on onisha to Enugu Road

6 years alter, thoses roads are abandoned...

Politicians don use this road chop walahi

Good one

It will take about 4 years to construct the road☹️

How many km is the road sef?

Will they utilize it without stealing it?

Billions upon billions for road that will soon kpafuka

BUHARI amaka

Muhammadu BUHARI bridge

How many times will this Road contract be awarded?

Surely they have over embezzled the monies for this Road.

RealJen:
Billions upon billions for road that will soon kpafuka

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Almost four years for just one road

This country is not serious with it's development

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Out-going FEC?

RichBoy247:


Whatever you are smoking, stop it before it stops you.

Lmao 🤣

uzohrome:
Bribe to stand down on obi's ambition on the court issues , too late, declare obi winner of the 2023 election...

You people can't satisfy. The yeye man that got advice from a mad man never said he won at the tribunal but saying BAT not qualified to run for president. #awonwere

Them go still abuse and claim marginalization.

Ok

Okay.

RichBoy247:


Whatever you are smoking, stop it before it stops you.

No Igbo man will ever rule Nigeria

You that your people have been ruling, is your life comfortability half of that of the average igboman?

RichBoy247:


Whatever you are smoking, stop it before it stops you.

No Igbo man will ever rule Nigeria

then allow them to go peacefully with their Biafra

You can't beat a child and still stop him or her from crying.

RichBoy247:
Tinubu will stop it. It must be stopped

See one of the children of hate.

Finally ooooo its about to go down

TheRareGem1:


https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/04/12/fec-approves-n49bn-for-enugu-anambra-link-road/?

Normally na die minute cash out because body will give . Una use 8years do Enugu to anambra road. It’s well

Demons, na now una just dey approved, after over 7 years. Wicked government.