The projects include increased cost of
construction of terminal buildings at Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu
State and the airport at Asaba.
Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika,
made this known after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting presided over by President
Muhammadu Buhari.
He said N5.6 billion of the money was
approved for the maintenance of the nation’s new international building
terminals in Abuja and Port Harcourt.
“There were five memoranda from civil
aviation, which were all approved, starting from the one for contract for the
maintenance of Nigeria’s new international terminal buildings in Abuja and Port
Harcourt.
“This is in line with government’s policy
to ensure that public buildings are well maintained so that they will remain as
they are.
“In this case, contract was approved for
the two terminal buildings at a total coat of N5,653,341,729.07, including 7.5
per cent VAT, for a period of three years,’’ he said.
Sirika added that the Council also approved
N14.2 billion as increase in the cost of the construction of terminal buildings
at Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu State and at the Asaba Airport.
“The second memo is the approval for
increase in the cost of construction of new terminal building at perishable
cargo airports in Enugu and Asaba.
“That of Asaba is not a Federal Government
airport, but we are putting in a cargo terminal building there.
“This is funded through the federal budget.
Recall that the remaining four terminal buildings in Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt
and Abuja are funded through Chinese loans.
“The Enugu airport is funded through our
appropriation including the cargo terminal therein and also the cargo terminal
at Asaba.
“The increased cost for these procurements
is N14,242,808,433.17 with 12 months additional completion period,’’ Sirika
said.
He said the Ministry also got approval of N
469.4 million for the procurement of an X-ray machine and maintenance support
services.
“The other one is approval for the award of
contract for the procurement of L3 X-ray machine parts and maintenance support
services.
This procurement is in the sum of
N469,679,484 with 7.5 per cent VAT to be supplied in a period of 12 months,’’
he added.
Sirika also announced that the cabinet
approved increased cost for the procurement, configuration, and delivery and
commissioning of transportable radars.
According to him, this is co-mounted with
another radar and tower control centre for enhancement of the Northeast
surveillance safety of air navigation operations and for the airport at
Maiduguri to run for 24 hours daily.
The minister said N14.7 billion was
approved for the construction of clinics at Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, and Lagos
Airports as well as the replacement of elevators and excavators at Wings `D’
and `E’ at the old Lagos Airport.