Infrastructure: Enugu Govt. Awards Over N1.1 Billion Contracts

Infrastructure: Enugu govt. awards over N1.1 billion contracts

*Nsukka gets zonal secretariat

The
Enugu State Executive Council (EXCO), in keeping with the commitment of
the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Governor-elect to
full implementation of the 2019 budget for the benefit of the people of
the state, yesterday awarded contracts for infrastructural development
worth over N1.1billion.

Briefing newsmen after the council’s
meeting at the Government House, Enugu, the Commissioner for Works and
Infrastructure, Engr. Greg Nnaji, who was flanked by the Commissioners
for Information and Gender Affairs and Social Development, Mr. Ogbuagu
Anikwe and Princess Peace Nnaji, respectively, disclosed that the
projects approved for immediate construction and reconstruction were
“roads and public building”.

Engr. Nnaji stated that the council
in a bid to enhance efficiency and productivity in the civil service and
ease the suffering of people coming to Enugu for certain administrative
engagements, approved the construction of phase one (block A) of zonal
secretariat at Nsukka satellite town at the cost of N418, 649 , 187.13.

The
works commissioner, who emphasized the need for the zonal secretariat,
explained that the structure, which he described as a legacy project,
has a ground floor and two suspended floors with 27 offices, well
planned to effectively serve the purpose it was meant for.

On
roads, Engr. Nnaji also disclosed that the state government awarded
contracts for the reconstruction of Ogidi Street and Onyeama lane, Asata
in Enugu metropolis to connect with Carter street, which is under
construction by the present administration. Also approved for
rehabilitations within Enugu city were the old UNTH-Bunker road,
Ngenevu- old UNTH link road and the erosion control works at Okwuosa
Street, Ogui New Layout.

It would be recalled that Gov. Ugwuanyi
had recently embarked on a pre-contract inspection of the newly awarded
projects, where he promised government’s immediate intervention.

Other
road projects approved by the council, according to the works
commissioner include, the construction of additional 2-kilometer at Nkwo
Inyi-Akpugoeze Mamu Forest road in Oji River Local Government Area and
additional works (River Crossing) on the construction of Nike Lake
junction – Harmony Estate road – Amorji Nike – Adoration Pilgrimage
centre (Phase one). Engr. Nnaji pointed out that 2-kilometer of the
said road is presently under construction by the state government to
serve as a veritable bypass from Nike Lake junction, Abakpa to Emene. He
stressed that “the all important bypass” will decongest traffic in the
aforementioned areas, reassuring the people of the state that the
governor and his administration will continue to work hard for their
wellbeing.

Also speaking, the Commissioner for Gender Affairs and
Social Development, Princess Nnaji, who applauded Gov. Ugwuanyi’s
magnanimity towards the downtrodden and vulnerable, stated that the
governor through the EXCO approved the sum of N44,974,593.45 for the
renovation and equipping of the state government’s rehabilitation centre
in Emene.

Princess Nnaji added that the project comprises
renovation of all male and female hostels, toilets, fencing of the
centre and procurement of equipment such as computers for learning and
tailoring machines to help them to be self-reliant after rehabilitation.

In
his briefing, the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Anikwe said that
the council gave 48 teachers who did not turn up during the verification
exercise “one more chance to show up between now and end of the month
to get verified with a condition that the person will among others offer
reason (s) why he or she did not participate earlier”.
Truly, Enugu State is in the hands of God!