{"id":97203,"date":"2022-07-21T20:52:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T19:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=97203"},"modified":"2022-07-21T20:52:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T19:52:04","slug":"n21bn-needed-for-completion-of-rehabilitation-of-nass-complex-fct-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/n21bn-needed-for-completion-of-rehabilitation-of-nass-complex-fct-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"N21bn needed for completion of rehabilitation of NASS Complex-FCT Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1738986476100258817\" class=\"mail-message\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1738988735107287605\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">says N21.029 billion is needed to complete the rehabilitation of the<br \/>\nNational Assembly Complex.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed this on Thursday during an oversight tour of some projects<br \/>\nin the capital city by the Senate Committee on FCT.<\/p>\n<p>The minister while noting that the National Assembly Phase II popularly<br \/>\nknown as \u201cthe White House\u201d was realised from 1996 to 1999 by ITB Nigeria<br \/>\nLtd added that no major rehabilitation works had been carried out on the<br \/>\nbuilding over the years.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the contract which was awarded on Dec. 30, 2021 for 16<br \/>\nmonths has a contract sum of N30, 229, 290, 830.35 while the amount paid<br \/>\nwas N 9, 200, 000, 000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe commencement date is April 16 and is expected to be completed Aug.<br \/>\n15, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The minister listed other priority projects embarked upon by the<br \/>\nadministration to include rehabilitation of Federal Secretariat complex,<br \/>\nconstruction of southern park way from Christian Center to ring road.<\/p>\n<p>Others he said were the rehabilitation of expansion of Outer Southern<br \/>\nExpressway, provision of engineering infrastructure for Wuye District,<br \/>\nrehabilitation and expansion of Outer Southern Expressway Villa<br \/>\nRoundabout and completion of B6, B12 and Circle Road in Central Area.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the ministry gave some projects in the city priority<br \/>\nover others due to scarcity of funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we did was because of the scarcity of funds, we prioritised key<br \/>\ninfrastructure projects to get them completed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd in deciding to the ones that fit into that category, we looked at<br \/>\nthe ones that will give the maximum benefit to the maximum number of<br \/>\npeople.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the four projects we visited, you find that they are all road<br \/>\nprojects that are meant to link one section of the Abuja city to another<br \/>\nand that is the whole idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe masterplan has been designed in such a way that they complement<br \/>\neach other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if you finish one portion and you don\u2019t do the other one, then you<br \/>\ndon\u2019t get the full utility of that particular road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bello further said that it was the intention of the ministry that as the<br \/>\ntenure of President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s administration rounds off, a<br \/>\nnumber of projects would be completed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of them we intend to develop them to a level whereby the next team<br \/>\nshould be able to do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, the objective is to make Abuja a vibrant city; a city where<br \/>\npeople will feel comfortable; where there wouldn\u2019t be traffic gridlock<br \/>\nand where facilities will work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that working together with the Senate, the ministry would be<br \/>\nable to achieve the completion of the projects.<\/p>\n<p>Bello, however, said that running a mega city was a huge challenge<br \/>\nnoting that demographically, Abuja had changed tremendously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the main challenge is to be able to fast tract the provision of<br \/>\ninfrastructure at a pace that will be able to match with population<br \/>\ngrowth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking, Chairman Senate Committee on FCT Sen. Tolu Odebiyi, who<br \/>\nled the committee members said:\u201dwhat we have seen is quite impressive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that in the twilight of this administration, in the next<br \/>\nmonth, it is important we catalogue all the projects that are being done<br \/>\nand prioritise the ones that must be completed before the end of this<br \/>\nterm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is so that we can also make sure we provide the adequate funding<br \/>\nand budget for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir budget is going to be forwarded to us very shortly and it is<br \/>\nimportant we come and see the state of the work and the completion rate<br \/>\nof the programme before we take them on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike any other project, we will make sure all the projects that require<br \/>\npriority are given the due attention like any other project.\u201d(NAN)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello says N21.029 billion is needed to complete the rehabilitation of the National Assembly Complex. 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