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The Federal Executive Council, FEC approved the sum of N623.7 million to the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS for the purchase of computers for its zonal and area commands.
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed told newsmen after the FEC meeting at the State House on Wednesday that the approval was made after a memo was presented by the Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed.
“The Minister of Finance presented a memo for the award of contract for 1, 200 units of coloured printers and desktop computers for human resources and accounting management systems across zones and area commands of the Nigeria Customs Service, which was approved,” Mohammed told reporters.
“The sum of the contract was N623,700,000 for the 1, 200 desktops and computers for the use of the Customs Service all over the country.”
Similarly, the FEC also approved the sum of N118 million for the completion of the Ose-Akwa Bridge in Anambra State.
“The Minister of Works presented a memorandum for the augmentation of the contract for the construction of Ose-Akwa Bridge in Anambra State,” the information minister said.
“This contract was awarded to Messrs Horizon Construction Company Limited in the sum of N896.9 million.
“It is actually for the construction of a 90-metre long bridge with a two-kilometre approach and the completion period is 12 months.
“It is important to note that this contract has already attained 87.9 per cent completion but was stalled in 2012 after 90-metre Bridge had been constructed.”
Mohammed said there was huge flooding which made it impossible for the two-kilometre approach road to be constructed, adding that the contractor approached the ministry to undertake the repair of the damage caused to the project and also to construct the road.
“The lapse in time and period has made the contract rate to be reviewed,” he said.
“So, accordingly Messrs Horizon Construction submitted augmentation for a repair job in the sum of N160 million which was more than 15 per cent; so it had to go through due process.
“Having sought and obtained presidential approval, the contract was finally approved and augmented by the sum of N118 million, thereby reversing the total contract to N1.14 billion.”
