The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting last Wednesday approved multiple projects worth over N377.53 billion for projects covering roads, power, education, water, health among other projects, after over six hours meeting, considered the longest in this administration, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
This was disclosed by the Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Power Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello in a briefing with State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting.
Fashola, said council approved the completion of Police Service Commission headquarters in Abuja and the Nnamdi Azikiwe Mausoleum in Anambra State which was started but not completed from the previous administration
He said council also approved road projects, which include Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria to Kano, at the cost of N155.7 billion and Efire-Araromi-Aiyede-Aiyela road to connect Ondo and Ogun State at cost of N14.4 billion.
Fashola said council also approved the provision of independent power plant to nine universities and one teaching hospital as the first phase of the pilot programme to cover 37 universities at the cost of N38.965 billion to provide dedicated power to the universities, which include street lighting and workshop to train the students post-completion.
Amaechi said council approved production and distribution of core text books for early education classes 1-3 and for primary 4-6 in public schools nationwide.
“Council also gave approval for Jos Central Library and the construction of the faculty of animal sciences and engineering,” he said
“For Ministry of Transport, we had approval for two vessels called pilot cutters to escort vessels into the seaport. Prior to this time, they were hiring now. We have approval for NPA to buy theirs at the cost of N1.9 billion.
Also council approved another two vessels of 17 meters in the eastern port that will help monitor and assist vessels into the seaport at the cost of N1.2 billion.”
The FCT Minister said council approved the completion of the Goodluck Jonathan Way in the FCT that links traffic from Keffi-Nyanya into the city.
Meanwhile, Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, said that the FEC would continue on Thursday saying the meeting has only gone half way into the over 40 memos for consideration.
He said the meeting was extended to today to enable the council deliberate and take decisions on pending issues saying the Federal Government plans to make Nigerians happy by providing tangible and meaningful projects to uplift their quality of life.
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