The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N7.2 Billion for emergency repairs on 32 federal roads in Lagos State.
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola disclosed this to Journalists at the end of this week’s cabinet meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said he presented three memos to the council, with two bordering on approvals and one as a report on the meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development, held in Jos, Plateau State.
According to Fashola: “One was a report. The report was with respect to the 9th meeting of the National Council on lands, Housing and Urban Development that was hosted by the government and people of Plateau State, represented by Governor Simon Bako Lalong held on the 26th to 30th of April in Jos, where many issues were deliberated upon around the strategic theme of housing delivery in the COVID 19. and beyond.
“The other two which are memoranda for approval, was one to ratify the emergency repairs of about 32 routes of federal roads in Lagos State emergency repairs carried out between 2017 and 2019.
“We were seeking council’s ratification for 32 routes such as Iganmu-Ijora-Isolo, Herbert Macaulay road, Jibowu-Unilag road, old Abeokuta-Egba, Mushin, Falomo and so on.
“It was for 7.28 2 billion Naira and the council approved the emergency procurement which had been done between 2017 and 2019.”
He also disclosed that the sum of N79.3 billion was approved as variation for Bodo Bonny Road in Rivers State.
“Then there was also the contract for the Bodo Bonny road and bridge. That contract was previously awarded at N120.6 billion. We sought approval from council to augment it by N79.305 billion, bringing it to a total sum of N199 billion. N199.923 billion is now the total revised contract sum and council approved.
“Major highlights of the augmentation was to revise the prices, which were based on 2002 prices when it was awarded, and also to change some of the scope of works and design. Instead of approach roads, we’re constructing more approach bridges.
“There were also provisions for additional mini bridges. There were also provisional bridges over pipelines that were discovered, instead of relocating the pipelines, which was meant to cause much more money,” he explained.
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