LIST: FEC approves N80bn for road projects in 12 states

Executives coming for the FEC meeting

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday, March 22, has approved N80billion for the reconstruction of 12 federal roads across 12 states in the country.

This was revealed at the close of the FEC meeting by Babatunde Fashola, who is the minister of power, works and housing. The meeting was chaired over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Fashola said that the council also sanctioned the engineering and consultancy design for access road one and two to connect Asaba in Delta state and Onitsha in Anambra state with the second Niger bridge.

See below the list of the 12 states to benefit from the road projects:

• Adamawa
• Taraba
• Sokoto
• Zamfara
• Bauchi
• Plateau
• Osun
• Kwara
• Kano
• Oyo
• Kaduna
• Kano

During the FEC meeting, which was held yesterday, March 23, President Buhari was pictured leading the prayers and having discussion with his cabinet members.

The FEC meeting held yesterday and presided by the president would be his second since his arrival from UK following his medical vacation.