The Federal Executive Council FEC yesterday in Abuja approved the sum of 829.8 million Naira for the rehabilitation of the Nkwo-Inyi-Akpugoze road linking Anambra and Enugu States

The Federal Executive Council FEC yesterday in Abuja approved the sum of 829.8 million Naira as the revised estimated cost for the rehabilitation of the Nkwo-Inyi-Akpugoze road linking Anambra and Enugu States which was

originally awarded in 2018 because it is a strategic interstate road that had heavy traffic.

Minister of State for Works and Housing Umar El-Yakub, revealed the revised contract figure to newsmen at the end of the council’s weekly meeting, where the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing presented a memorandum seeking the council’s approval for the revised estimated cost of the contract.

The rehabilitation of the Nkwo-Inyi-Akpugoze Road at Anambra’s border with Enugu State and is expected to be completed in six months.

On the dilapidated nature of the Ekpoma-Benin Expressway, El-Yakub guaranteed that measures were being taken to fix the road but the rainy season was delaying its completion.