Lois Otse Adams
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the reconductoring of the 90km Benin-Irrua and the 72km Irrua-Okpella 132KV Single Circuit Transmission Lines.
The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba disclosed this on wednesday in a tweet on his Twitter handle.
“I attended the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting today (Wednesday) during which approval was granted for the reconductoring of 90km Benin-Irrua and 72km Irrua-Okpella 132KV Single Circuit Transmission Lines with Turn-In-Turn-Out Tower at Irrua and Okpella 132 KV substations respectively.
“The council also approved the reconductoring of 48km Okpella-Okene and 58km Okene-Ajaokuta 132KV Single Circuit Transmission Lines, with a delivery period of 12 months.
“I had the opportunity of explaining to the FEC how the projects would help to increase the capacity of power and efficiency of the transmission lines and improve the quality of lives of residents in the state.
“I thanked the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, for approving these projects in Edo State and also the Minister of Power, Engineer Abubakar Aliyu, for his interest in helping to solve the Edo light (power) issue,” he tweeted.
Recall that FEC had recently approved the sum of ₦75 Billion for the reconstruction of the dualized Lokoja-Benin Road, specifically extending from Obajana Junction in Kogi State to Benin, the capital of Edo State.
Also, ₦64 Billion was approved for the Benin-Warri Dual Carriageway.
The Lokoja-Benin Road which was included in the Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme Phase 2 is a critical asset that links the entire South-South zone to the Northern part of the country.
