FG inaugurates road, gully erosion projects in Abuja
By The Federal Government has inaugurated integrated waste management facility, gully erosion control and road improvement works in Kurudu faze I & II in the outskirts of Abuja city.
The projects which were executed in Kurudu (phase1) and Army Post Service Estate phase 5 road, (phase 2) Kurudu, Abuja Municipal Area Council were implemented as a matter of urgent attention to safeguard the lives, health, and property of the residents of the areas.
The Minister of Communications, Dr. Adebayo Shittu who inaugurated the projects for public use, in a ceremony, tagged ‘’Commissioning and Handing over of the projects” disclosed that the projects are among the federal government ecological intervention for the 4th quarter of 2017 and 2nd quarter 2018 which were awarded by the Federal Executive Council and approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to Dr. Shittu, the projects were executed to check flooding, gully erosion menace and improve environmental hygiene and wellbeing of the inhabitants of the estate and its environs.
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The Minister further stated that the execution of these laudable projects testify to the sincerity of the current administration’s promises that no part of the country shall suffer neglect due to geographical or political considerations.
In her address at the ceremony, the Permanent Secretary, Ecological Fund Office, Dr. Habiba Lawal said the projects were initiated through a request for urgent intervention forwarded to the Ecological Fund Office (EFO) by the chairman of AMAC and Army Post Service Housing Resident Association in order to arrest the continuous erosion menace, improve the access road as well as remove the gullible heaps of solid waste that caused serious discomfort for the inhabitant of the area.
Dr. Habiba attributed the timely execution of the projects to the relentless commitments of the projects’ contractor and the consultant who worked tirelessly to ensure minimum loss of time in the implementation schedule and complemented by close monitoring and prompt honoring of all contractual obligation by the EFO.
She noted that the commissioning and handing over of the projects to the management of the estate aims to achieve dual purposes of enabling the estate to take ownership of the projects to ensure its maintenance and sustainability.
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She warned them not to allow the huge resources committed to the execution of the projects to be wasteful, urging AMAC to use the dump site for development activity to prevent further dumping of waste.
Earlier, the Director, Army Post Service Housing, Major General Bashir Mahe hailed the Federal Government for delivering on the projects, explaining that it has been a long-awaited project for the residents and this current development has brought a sigh of relief for them.
He noted that the completion of the projects has increased the influx of people to the community and urged the government to continue to meet the needs of the people in the country.
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