THE Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has set aside N1bn in its 2021 budget as consultancy fees to be paid to experts that would supervise its roads and bridge projects. The ministry also proposed to spend N1bn this year to provide road signage and other road furniture on federal highways across the country.
Apart from these, the ministry set aside N15m for the development of highways design software while N250m was voted for the Recovery of Right of Way on Federal Road nationwide this year.
It proposed to spend N2.5bn as intervention fund to provide inner roads in the tertiary institutions across Nigeria this yr.
The ministry similarly plans to spend N2.2bn on the rehabilitation, upkeep and upkeep of 31 antique bridges nationwide.
This is other than the N2bn it plans to spend on special maintenance of failed sections of federal roads not beneath contracts.
The quantities are part of the over N276bn which the ministry voted for highways rehabilitation and upkeep in the cutting-edge monetary yr.
Apart from these, the ministry set aside N15m for the development of highways design software program at the same time as N250m become voted for the Recovery of Right of Way on Federal Road national this year.
It proposed to spend N2.5bn as intervention fund to offer inner roads inside the tertiary institutions throughout Nigeria this yr.
The ministry similarly plans to spend N2.2bn at the rehabilitation, repairs and protection of 31 old bridges national.
This is apart from the N2bn it plans to spend on unique upkeep of failed sections of federal roads not underneath contracts.
The quantities are a part of the over N276bn which the ministry voted for highways rehabilitation and upkeep inside the current economic yr.
A replica of the report become obtained through our correspondent in Abuja.
In the file, the ministry allotted various sums to the rehabilitation of 711 roads and bridges on the value of N276,243,984,521:23, to be sourced from the Capital Development Fund.
A important observe of the finances found out that the money voted to the diverse motorway and bridge initiatives were meagre and could not make a great deal effect on the affected infrastructure.
For instance, the ministry voted N24.8m for the emergency repairs of the Ibadan-Ife dual carriageway.
It additionally voted additional N200m for the dualisation of the Ibadan-Ife -Ilesha Road.
The FMW & H additionally planned to spend a meagre N100m on the rehabilitation, construction and growth of the Lagos – Ibadan motorway this yr.
Special repairs of 14 crucial places along the Iseyin – Oyo Road, according to the file, will cost N68.2m.
It voted N271m for emergency maintenance of the Ibadan – Ilorin Road and N100m for the reconstruction of the failed sections alongside the Benin-Ofosu-Ore-Ajebandele-Sagamu Expressway.
It deliberate to spend N151m for the emergency maintenance of the Ikorodu-Itoikin Road while it voted N150m for the emergency maintenance of the Oyo-Ogbomoso Road
It allotted N100m for the continuing dualisation of the Lagos-Ota Road.
A cautious observe of the report, but, discovered that tasks which attracted above N1bn had been sighted in the northern a part of the country.
The maximum allocation of the ministry is the upgrading and rehabilitation of Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia Road in Nasarawa State which attracted N56.7bn
It additionally planned to spend N13.6bn being its counterpart investment for the Abuja-Keffi, Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia -Makurdi-Oturkpo roads.
Other initiatives inside the North are the Ibi bridge in Taraba State (N1.9bn) and the rehabilitation of the Nguru- Gashua-Bayamari Road in Yobe State (N3.4bn)
They also include the Oshogbodo-Oweto Road in Benue State (N2bn), the construction of the Kaduna Eastern via-pass (N2.1bn), Construction of Wudil bridge to hyperlink Gaban Komi with Wudil through-pass on Maiduguri Road in Kano State (N1.5bn)
The rehabilitation of the Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Kotangora-Makera Section 1 in Sokoto and Kebbi states attracted N2.6bn
They also blanketed the counterpart investment for joint border bridge at Mfum/Ekok in Cross River State (N1bn), Construction of Ikom bridge in Cross River State (N2.1bn), and the emergency repairs of the Marine Bridge in Lagos State (N2.6bn).
Some other initiatives that attracted up to N1bn inside the southern part of Nigeria are the emergency rehabilitation and maintenance of the Third Mailand bridge (N14bn) and the rehabilitation of the Odukpani junction-Akpet Central segment of Calabar-Ikom-Ogoja road in Cross River State (N2.2bn)
The reconstruction of Abak-Ekparakwa-Ete-Ikot-Abasi road in Akwa Ibom State got N1.1bn allocation, whilst the dualisation of Obajana junction to Benin got N2.2bn.
The production of Achingali-Udo Obizi-Udo-Naumunwanna-Ubakala Road in Imo State additionally got N2.2bn allocation.
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