By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau
To ensure that affordable housing for the citizens mantra of the Federal Government is not a mere rhetoric, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N28,117,904,027.00 for engineering infrastructure work at Wasa Affordable Housing District in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
This cheering news was disclosed by FCT Minister Mallam Muhammed Musa Bello while briefing State House Correspondents after the weekly FEC meeting at Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to him the contract which is being handled by Messers Gilmour Nigeria Limited has 42 months completion date just as he said the District has a total area of 367.11 hectares of land to be developed for affordable housing.
FCT Minister said: “Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) today presented a memo.
The Council approved the revised estimated total cost of the contract for the provision of engineering infrastructure to Wasa Affordable Housing District in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
“Council augmented the cost of the project to be completed in 42 months by N28,117,904,027.00 from the sum of N56,925,048,940.98 approved in 2014 to a new contract figure of N85,042,952,967.98 . The District has a total area of 367.11 hectares”.
