40 Days to Go, Buhari’s Govt Approves N1.535trn for Road Projects, Gives Reason
- The federal government has cleared the air regarding the N1.535 trillion fund approved for the construction of roads across the country
- The contract awards were approved following memos presented by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola
- Fashola said the money would be spent on the projects by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and would soon be completed
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N1.535 trillion for the construction and rehabilitation of 11 roads across the country, under the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Tax Credit Scheme.
The minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, confirmed the development on Wednesday, April 19. He disclosed the money would be spent on some major roads in Nigeria, totalling over 700km, Daily Trust reported.
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Why Buhari approved N1.535trn for 11 road projects, Fashola speaks
This is coming barely 40 days to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term.
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Fashola said the roads, which would soon be completed, would link 11 states in the country, Vanguard added.
He listed the benefiting states to include Edo, Delta, Kano, Kaduna, Borno and Adamawa, among others.
Buhari speaks on Ortom's Senate bid, reveals why Benue people rejected PDP gov
In another development, President Buhari, on Tuesday, April 18, lampooned Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state over his failed senatorial bid.
Buhari mocked Ortom for failing to win his election to go to the Senate, claiming that the people of the state rejected him because of his alleged woeful performance in eight years.
The president also accused the outgoing governor of frustrating all peaceful efforts made towards solving the security situation in the state, adding that instead of embracing the government efforts, the governor was busy politicising everything.
"Tinubu is very detailed", Fashola says
Babatunde Fashola, the minister of works and housing, has said that President Buhari and the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, are two different people.
Referring to leadership qualities, the minister said that Tinubu is more of a micromanager than Buhari is.
He also noted that while both men have their unique leadership qualities, Tinubu will strictly supervise any team he manages.
Speaking from his experience as a chief of staff to the former Lagos state governor, Fashola said the president-elect can be likened to a football manager who delegates and instructs his players on what to do and goes to sit in the dugout until the expiration of the game.
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