The Federal Executive Council (FEC) today approved the speedy completion of the 52km Oyo-Ogbomoso Road under the Federal Government Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme. It will be recalled that earlier in 2020, the sum of N5bn Sukuk bond funds was approved for the Road while today’s approval for the completion of the project will be funded from the NNPC tax credit policy.
The newly approved project covers Section II, Oyo State (Oyo- Ogbomoso) with contract sum to the tune of N66,870,912,645.98.
The approval by FEC covers FG’s investment in the reconstruction of 21 selected on-going roads under the infrastructure and Refurbishing Investment Tax Credit Policy in favour of the NNPC. A total of 1, 804.60km of roads is expected to be reconstructed under the scheme in the six geo-political zones.
Among the roads to be attended to by the Federal Government in North Central Zone include ; 1. Dualization of Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa/Bokani Junction road Section 1: Ilorin-Jebba, Kwara state C/NO. 6468. 110.8km
2. Dualization of Ilorin, Jebba-Mokwa/Bokani junction Road Section II: Jebba-Mokwa-Bokani junction in Kwara and Niger states. C/NO.6469. 46 km
3. Dualization of Suleja-Minna road, Niger state. C/O. 6077. 40km
4. Dualization of Suleja-Minna Road, Niger state Phase II (Km 40+000-101+000) C/NO 6267. 61km
5. Reconstruction of Bida-Lambata Road, Niger state C/NO.6372. 125km
6. Agaie-Katcha-Baro Road, Niger state 52.3km
7. Emergency repairs of failed section of Mokwa-Makera-Tagina-Kaduna state border in Niger state. 164km
8. Minna-Zungeru minna-Zungeru-Tagina road, Niger state. 90km
9. Bida-Minna road, Niger state. 791.1km
Road works to be done in the North Eastern Zone are ;
1. Rehabilitation of Cham-Numan section of Gombe-Yola road in Adamawa state. 46.35km
2. Construction of Bali-Serti road in Taraba state. 110km
3. Rehabilitation of Gombe-Biu
Others are ;
NorthWest 1. Rehabilitation of outstanding sections of Gada-Zaima-Zuru-Gamji road Phase II in Kebbi State 62km.
2. Rehabilitation of Zaria-Funtua-Gusau-Sokoto-Birnin Kebbi. 221.5km
South East:
1. Dualization of Aba-Ikot Ekpene road in Abia/Akwa Ibom states. 73km
2. Rehabilitation of Umuahia (Ikwuano)-Ikot Ekpene road: Umuahia-Umudike in Abia state. 49km
South South:
1. Rehabilitation of Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene road in Cross River state Section I: Odukpani-Itu Bridge Head in Cross River/Akwa Ibom states. 21.9km
2. Dualization of outstanding portion of Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene: lot 2. 32km
3. Dualization of Oku-Iboku Power Plant Section of the Odukpani-Itu-Ikot-Ekpene road in Cross River/Akwa Ibom state. 28km
South West:
1. Rehabilitation and expansion of Lagos-Badagry Expressway (Agbara Junction-Nigeria/Benin border) in Lagos state. 62km
2. Dualization of Ibadan-Ilorin road (Route A2) Section II in Oyo state (Oyo-Ogbomosho). 52km
