Federal Executive Council endorses rehabilitation of access roads in Abuja

The Federal Executive Council has approved contracts for the emergency rehabilitation of access roads in Idu, Gosa and Gaduwa districts of Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

The roads are the one to the Idu Screening and Isolation Center and Gosa Solid Waste disposal site at a sum of N3,524,524,912.81 to Messrs CCECC Nigeria Ltd

The other road is the access road to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Reference Laboratory in the Gaduwa District of Abuja at the sum of N2,493,389,942.88 to Messrs CBC Global Civil and Building Construction Nig Ltd

In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the FCT Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye said, these approvals were based on memos presented to the Federal Executive Council by the Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello.

Speaking on the significance of the projects, the Executive Secretary of the FCDA, Engr Umar Gambo Jibrin revealed that at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the site currently housing the Idu Screening and Isolation Center was identified as the best-suited place for the establishment of such a facility out of several that were considered for the fight against the virus.

“However, the access road to the Idu Isolation Center was unmotorable, hence the need for its rehabilitation,“ he added

On the construction of the access road to the NCDC at the Gaduwa District, Engr Jibrin said, at the onset of the pandemic the access road to the NCDC facility was equally unmotorable leading to the decision to embark on an emergency procurement process to rehabilitate it.

The Executive Secretary said that the rehabilitation works are substantially completed and include the installation of standalone solar streetlights.

He also revealed that in the course of rehabilitating the access road to the NCDC, the access road to the Nigerian Medical Dental Council facility also located within the Gaduwa District was also rehabilitated.

According to the Executive Secretary, these projects are essential to the FCT Administration in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

He noted that funding for these projects are sourced from the Revised FCT Year 2020 Statutory Budget.

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