The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N3.4 billion as post contract consultancy fee for the construction of a 2nd runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu disclosed this to State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting of the council chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Shehu added that the council also approved N449.9 million for the engagement of consultants for the development of masterplans for 17 airports in Nigeria.
He said: “FEC approved N449.9 million for the engagement of consultants for the development of masterplan for 17 airports in Nigeria. The benefiting airports are located in Lagos, Abuja, Portharcourt, Kano, Owerri, Benin, Enugu, Maiduguri, Yola, Kaduna, Calabar, Ilorin, Sokoto, Ibadan, Jos, Akure and Katsina.
“The council also approved for post contract consultancy amounting to N3.4 billion for the construction of the 2nd runway and associated faculties at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport, Abuja.”
The Senior Special Assistant also gave details of other approvals which included that of over N100 billion for the Ogoni community of Rivers State, Southern Nigeria.
“Two major contracts were approved for Ogoni. They include contract for a water project that has been awarded under the 2nd phase in Ogoni land, amounting to N22.8 billion.
“Approval was also given for the award of contract for the remediation of newly identified hydrocarbon impacted sites along the shoreline of Ogoni land and this is for about N107 billion,” he said.
Shehu further announced that over N90 billion was approved for the completion of various roads totalling over N125 billion.
He also said N10.3 billion was approved for the construction of a multi-story office complex of the Federal Inland Revenue Service in Lagos, as well as over N33 billion for the completion of some major roads in Borno, Adamawa, Kogi, Delta, Ondo, Ogun and Benue States.
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