Barely 15 days to the end of the present administration’s tenure, the
Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved four different roads
totaling N31billion for the Niger Delta.
Minister of Niger Delta
Affairs, Steve Oru, disclosed this at the end of the weekly FEC meeting
presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to
earlier briefings by the Minister of Information, Patricia Akwashiki,
the Wednesday meeting was the last one during which projects can be
approved while a valedictory session would be held next week.
Oru said the four roads are in Bayelsa, Ondo and Delta States.
The
minister said the construction of Zarama-Okodia Iseme road in Yenagoa
Local Government Area in Bayelsa State was awarded in the sum of N5.
923billion with a completion period of 18 months.
He added that
the construction of Agadagba-Akotoko -Iyasa-Ovia Road and bridge in
Irele Local government of Ondo State was awarded in the sum of
N15.628billion while the construction of Amasoma-Egbedi Road in Kolokuma
Okpokuma Local Government of Bayelsa was awarded in the sum of N2.767
billion with a completion period of 18 months.
The fourth road is
the Ofagbe Udeze-Ozoro Road with a spur from Ovwie to Aba road in Isoko
North, Isoko South Local Government Areas of Delta State which was
awarded in the sum of N6.7bn.
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