The Federal Executive Council(FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the variation order for the East West road project sections 1-4.
Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, briefed State House correspondents after the FEC meeting on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Akande said that the Minister for works and Housing presented a memo in line with Federal Government’s continued engagement in bringing succor and resolving issues around the recent flooding.
“He got approval for the variation order in respect of repair works on the East West road project affected during the recent flooding occurrences in the Niger Delta.
“So, the approval was for a variation order for the East West road project sections 1-4 from Warri to Port Harcourt, Eket, Oron, including Oron-Eket bypass in the sum of N260 billion, thereby increasing the total contract sum for the outstanding sections 1-4 of the East West road projects from the sum of formerly of N246 billion now to N506 billion.
“The memo was approved.’’
Akande said that the Minister for Works and Housing got approval for the award of contracts for the urgent repairs, and special general maintenance of a few roads nationwide. NAN
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