Buhari Approves N1.5 Trillion For Rehabilitation, Construction Of Over 700km Roads

• The Nigerian government has approved N1.535 trillion for the construction and rehabilitation of 11 major roads across.

• The roads will span over 700km and connect 11 different states.

• This initiative was approved by the Federal Executive Council under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the sum of N1.535 trillion has been approved by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for the construction and rehabilitation of eleven roads across the country.

The approval was given by the Federal Executive Council under the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Tax Credit Scheme.

EDITOR’S PICK 

• LP Crisis Deepens As Lamidi Apapa Refutes Suspension, Insists On Legitimate Leadership

• FG Declares Public Holidays For Eid-al-Fitr Celebration

• Adamawa: Adeleke Hails Fintiri’s Win As ‘Historic Triumph Of Democracy’

President Buhari’s administration decided to construct and rehabilitate some roads forty days before the end of their administration.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, noted that the money would be spent on some major roads in Nigeria, totalling over 700km.

Fashola said the roads, which would soon be completed, would link 11 states.

He listed the benefiting states to include Edo, Delta, Kano, Kaduna, Borno and Adamawa among others.

Fashola said, “The Council approved the construction and rehabilitation of 11 roads totalling 737.242 kilometres in the sum of N1, 535, 154, 247, 234.48 under phase II of the NNPC tax credit scheme.

FURTHER READING  

• Tinubu Urges Police Investigation Into Adamawa Governorship Election Controversy

• INEC To Issue Certificate Of Return To Fintiri, Keletapwa Today

• The Internet Remembers — AY Threatens To Sue Julius Agwu

“Recall that in January this year, the council approved a memo for the NNPC to invest N1.9 trillion on our roads. That amount was then about 44 roads that had been awarded and the balance of those roads that had to go through procurement between then and now are the 11 that have now been approved by the council.”

Click to watch our video of the week

---

Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:

Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.

Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.

Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611