Vice President Yemi Osinbajo chaired this Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, and the Vice President approved more than N129 billion for the remediation of the newly-identified hydrocarbon-affected sites along Ogoni land’s coastline. According to Garba Shehu, the president’s senior special assistant for media and public affairs, the contract amount includes the cost of water supply to affected communities.
In his words, two major contracts were approved for Ogoni,
“You know Ogoni is one of the flagships of the Buhari administration. And you’re aware the whole world is watching Nigeria. There is water project that have been awarded under the second phase in Ogoniland amounting to N22.8 billion
“Approval was also given for the contract for the remediation of the newly identified hydrocarbon impacted sites along the shorelines of Ogoniland, and this is for about N107 billion”.
Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCT) also got contract approvals for the full-scope development of the Shehu Shagari way.
The presidential spokesman stated that they awarded it for N91 billion. While another one was for rehabilitating Rubochi township roads and upgrading the Rubochi-Gwagwada road, about N5.7 billion.
He further added:
“Council also approved a N1.6 billion contract for constructing a 3.2km road leading to Kwali bridge in Kwali Area Council in the FCT. Another FCT contract is for the revised estimated cost for the provision of engineering infrastructure at Guzape District plot II of the FCT and the contract sum is N28 billion,”
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