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Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State

Enugu govt awards over N1.7 billion contracts for development projects

byPress Release
October 25, 2019
2 min read

The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Friday awarded contracts for the construction and reconstruction of urban and rural roads as well as emergency erosion control works totalling more than N1.7billion.

Briefing newsmen after the meeting of the State Executive Council held at the EXCO Chambers, Government House, Enugu, the Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Aroh, said the projects awarded were the completion of the Nike Lake junction – Harmony Estate Road – Amorji Nike – Adoration Pilgrimage Centre, Phase II and III, respectively in Enugu East Local Government Area at the sum of N919, 248,270.

Others, according to the Information commissioner, include the reconstruction of Onuiyi junction – Amobi Street –MCC Road Junction, Nsukka; Onuiyi Beach –Umanu – Ibagwa Road, Nsukka; Echara Road – Obechara junction, Nsukka all in Nsukka LGA. Also awarded were Akpabio Street, GRA, Enugu and access/internal road at the old Governor’s Lodge, GRA, Enugu, all totaling N741,549,343.80.

The EXCO equally approved the flood routing/erosion control works at Achi Street, Independence Layout, Enugu; Amaeze Street outflow to Enugu Road catchment box culvert in Nsukka and the New Anglican Road – Obechara Road junction, Nsukka in Nsukka LGA, totaling N96,651,700.09

Speaking further, Mr Aroh disclosed that the council equally approved the payment of N244m as its counterpart fund for the APPEALS programme for women and youths agricultural empowerment.

The commissioner said the council went further to approve the sum of two hundred million naira (N200m) as take-off grant for the Universal Health Coverage, explaining that the approval was in addition to the one hundred million naira (N100m) counterpart fund already paid by the state government.

He added that the Governor Ugwuanyi administration was committed to ensuring that “every resource available to the state is provided to enable this programme take off immediately”.

Also on health, Mr Aroh stated that the council approved the renewal of the services of 32 consultants with ESUT Teaching Hospital for one year, directing the State Ministry of Health to liaise with the hospital management to employ consultants in various areas of medicine on a permanent basis.

He said the exercise would help the hospital obtain accreditation “for our part two of our medical training and also ensure speedy and quality access to medicare for our people in Enugu and its environs.”

He disclosed that in the light of the governor’s commitment to the welfare of workers, transparency, accountability and prudent management of resources, the council approved that the sum of eighty-six million naira (N86m) saved during the disbursement of the Paris Club refund be moved to the local government pensions’ fund to increase the capacity of the local governments, which are saddled with the responsibility of paying LG retirees their pensions and gratuities, to pay them accordingly.

“The JAAC Chairman was instructed to implement it immediately. I am sure that in the coming hours, the banks will start the processes of moving the funds from the JAAC account to the local governments’ pension funds and we are expecting that in the coming weeks, more pensioners will be paid from the local government system,” the commissioner said.

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The Council, in addition, approved the immediate purchase of kits and equipment for the state’s Forest Guards for effective discharge of their duties.

The state government entered into an agreement with the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, to beautify and provide works of arts in major roundabouts in Enugu City as well as the forest reserve adjacent to the popular Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, at the prevailing commercial rate.

Other far-reaching decisions at the council’s meeting include the furnishing of the new buildings in Nsukka General Hospital and the extension of the daily services rendered by the Enugu Clean Team Project in ensuring the cleanliness of the state to noon.

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