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FEC Okays N66.98bn For Taraba Roads, N23.98bn For Airport Equipment

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, announced this Wednesday after the federal cabinet meeting held at Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

 

He said the project will help boost the transportation network in Taraba State and the entire North-East.

 

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while briefing on behalf of the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, said council also approved N23.98 billion for the procurement of equipment for airports across the country.

 

He said the equipment to be procured include radio communication system for some control towers and instrument landing systems for some airports.

 

Mohammed said: “The Minister of Aviation presented two memos, one was for the award of contract for the upgrade of twelve airports tower voice communication and control system radio for twelve airports located in Akure, Benin, Calabar, Ibadan, Ilorin, Jos, Minna, Owerri, Sokoto, Yola, Kaduna and Enugu.

 

“The contract was for the sum of N9.988 billion with a completion period of 13 months.”

 

 

He added that N14 billion for the procurement of instrument landing systems for Lagos Abuja, Katsina and Port Harcourt airports.

 

While briefing, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said council equally approved the enactment of the Federal Fire and Rescue Service Establishment Act 2022.

 

He said the new proposed law was meant to replace the old law establishing the Fire Service, which has been in existence for 60 years.

The minister said the council directed the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, to fine tune the bill for onward transmission to the National Assembly for passage.

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