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FCT Minister, Barr Ezenwo Nyesom Wike (r) Chairing the FCT Exco meeting on Friday
By Ignatius Ushie
The Federal Capital Territory Executive Committee has approved contracts to construct dedicated bus lanes for the Kugbo and Mabushi bus/taxi terminals currently under construction. In a statement made available to Transport Day in Abuja.
The Executive Committee also approved the contracts for the construction of an access road to the site of the EFCC Training Academy in Giri District, the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the existing road link of Bill Clinton Drive to the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport, and the design and construction of ten staff quarters for the Nigeria Law School, Bwari.
A Press Release from the FCT added that other projects approved are procuring office equipment and furnishing of the new Legal Services Secretariat and utility vehicles for the secretariat.
The approvals were given during the 9th FCT Executive Committee meeting, which the FCT Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, chaired.
Addressing the Media shortly after the meeting, the Chief of Staff to the Minister, Hon. Chidi Amadi, said the meeting’s decisions were part of the FCT Administration’s efforts to provide critical services to residents of the FCT, adding that the contract for the bus lanes to the bus/taxi terminals, the Secretary of Transportation Secretariat, Dr. Chinedum Elechi, said,
According to him, “Contract had been awarded in May 2024 for the building of bus/taxi terminal in Kugbo, Mabushi and the Central Business District. Now, work has advanced in the terminals at Kugbo and Mabushi, and after conversations, we realized that there would be a need to build access bus lanes to exclusively service the terminals off the major roads.
“The proposal was brought forth today, and the contract was awarded for building two exclusive access bus lanes into the Mabushi terminal and into the Kugbo terminals as this will help the ultimate utility of the bus/taxi terminals when completed.”
The contract was awarded at the sum of N7,222,301,122.19 (Seven Billion, Two Hundred and Twenty-Two Million, Three Hundred and One Thousand, One Hundred and Twenty-Two Naira, Nineteen Kobo) with a completion period of twelve weeks.
Also briefing the media, the Executive Secretary, FCDA, Engr. Shehu Hadi Ahmed said, “From the FCDA, one of the memos was for a contract of 7,825,379,618 (Seven Billion, Eight Hundred and Twenty-Five Million, Three Hundred and Seventy-Nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighteen Naira, Fifty-Six Kobo) for the provision of access road to the EFCC site for their academy in Giri District linked to the University of Abuja, by Bill Clinton flyover and to be completed in nine months.
“The second contract was awarded to Julius Berger at the sum of N9, 874,326,036.10 (Nine Billion, Eight Hundred and Seventy-Four Million, Three Hundred and Twenty-Six Thousand Naira, Ten Kobo) with a completion period of six months for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the existing Bill Clinton road link to the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport”.
He said the contract also includes rehabilitating facilities in the presidential wing, which includes the Presidential Hanger, taxiway, airport apron, among other facilities. Also approved, Engr. Ahmed said, are the design and construction of ten staff quarters for the Nigeria Law School, Bwari, at the sum of N2, 191,677,889.60 (Two Billion, One Hundred and Ninety One Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred and Eighty-Nine Naira, Sixty Kobo) with a completion time of nine months. Also approved was the contract for the supply of automotive gas oil (diesel) and premium motor spirit (petrol) for the Wupa Basin Sewage Treatment Plant covering 2023 and 2024.
Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary of the Legal Secretariat, Barr. G. G. Bawa said the Committee equally approved the procurement of office equipment, furnishing of the new office for the Legal Services Secretariat, and the purchase of utility vehicles.
