FG approves N3.4bn consultancy fee for 2nd Abuja Airport runway

• N107bn for Ogoni remediation

By Egena Sunday Ode

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), Wednesday approved N3.4 billion as post contract consultancy fee for the construction of a Second Runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja.
Briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said this after the weekly meeting in Abuja.
Shehu explained that the Council also approved N449.9 million for the engagement of consultants for the development of masterplan for 17 airports in Nigeria.
“FEC approved N449.9 million for the engagement of consultants for the development of masterplan for 17 airports in Nigeria.
“The benefiting airports are located in Lagos, Abuja, Portharcourt, Kano, Owerri, Benin, Enugu, Maiduguri, Yola, Kaduna, Calabar, Ilorin, Sokoto, Ibadan, Jos, Akure and Katsina.
“The council also approved for post contract consultancy amounting to N3.4 billion for the construction of the 2nd runway and associated faculties at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport, Abuja,” he said.
The Presidential spokesman also gave details of other approvals which included that of over N100 billion for the Ogoni community of Rivers State, Southern Nigeria.
“Two major contracts were approved for Ogoni. They include contract for a water project that has been awarded under the 2nd phase in Ogoni land, amounting to N22.8 billion.
“Approval was also given for the award of contract for the remediation of newly identified hydrocarbon impacted sites along the shoreline of Ogoni land and this is for about N107 billion,” Sheu added.
He further announced that of N90 billion was approved for the completion of various roads totalling over N125 billion.
Also, he said, N10.3 billion was approved for the construction of the construction of a multi-story office complex of the Federal Inland Revenue Service in Lagos, as well as over N33 billion for the completion of some major roads in Borno, Adamawa, Kogi, Delta, Ondo, Ogun and Benue States.